Communities

Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Integrating local communities and national policy

13 May 2022

Thirty-three experts, drawn from academia, project development and policy, consider how to develop Blue Carbon Ecosystem (BCE) conservation and Nationally Determined...

General News

Tracking and Mapping Dugong Habitat Use

24 January 2022

A new study investigating the habitat use patterns of dugongs illustrates the potential benefits of satellite tracking and dynamic habitat use...

Dugong

‘The Dugongs of Bazaruto’: New e-book now available

30 August 2021

'The Dugongs of Bazaruto', is now available for download on the Dugong & Seagrass Hub. Written by Ruth H. Leeney and...

General News

Small Drones: An affordable alternative for marine surveys

11 May 2021

Scientists at Murdoch University's Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems recently published a study that looks at using small drones to...

General News

Philippines Policy Analysis: Assessing community needs   

3 May 2021

A key goal of the SES project is to influence policy change in order to strengthen existing environmental policies and integrate...

General News

DMoU Secretariat: Call for concept notes

29 April 2021

The CMS Dugong MoU Secretariat is excited to announce the launch of a new call for concept notes to...

General News

A global bright spot: Seagrass ecosystems in the Pacific

27 April 2021

A new study investigating the status of seagrass meadows throughout the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) discovers a global “bright...

Blue Carbon

Seagrass ecosystems enhance life for Pacific Islanders

18 April 2021

A new paper by McKenzie et al. investigates the importance of seagrass ecosystems for communities in Pacific Island Countries and Territories...

Blue Carbon

Seagrass meadows: A nature-based solution to climate change.

11 April 2021

A new study estimates blue carbon in the seagrass meadows of southeast Asia, and their potential for climate change mitigation. Seagrass...

General News

MareCet: Exciting steps forward for SES Project in Malaysia. 

31 March 2021

In March 2021, the MareCet team traveled to the Seagrass Ecosystem Services (SES) Project sites in Malaysia. This was an important...

General News

Thailand: Improving Dugong Conservation & Ocean Waste Management

10 March 2021

On Environment Day 2020, representatives came together to sign a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at improving sustainable development in...

General News

Blue Carbon: UNESCO Sites store 5bn tonnes of carbon dioxide 

2 March 2021

Seagrass meadows are among the most efficient blue carbon sinks on earth, and if left undisturbed the carbon will stay locked...

General News

Seagrass meadows are vital to addressing climate change

20 February 2021

An article by the HuffPost highlights the importance of seagrass in the fight against climate change. The article highlights the role...

General News

Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project launched in Mozambique.

31 January 2021

Dugongos has been awarded a grant to launch a new project supporting a participatory approach to dugong conservation. In January 2021, our...

General News

Seagrass is removing marine plastics

20 January 2021

New research finds that seagrass provides yet another ecosystem service by naturally removing plastic particles from the sea. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found...

General News

The Sayang Sayang Virtual Seagrass Festival: Celebrating conservation in Malaysia

21 November 2020

In November 2020, MareCet hosted the Sayang Sayang Seagrass Festival, a week-long virtual celebration of seagrass and the...

Communities

The Li-Maramaranja: Dugong Hunters of Excellence

15 June 2020

A film documenting community-based dugong tracking in Northern 

Project News

Five Countries Kick Off IKI Seagrass Ecosystems Project

4 February 2020

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste launch CMS initiative to protect and restore critical seagrass ecosystems through local monitoring and assessment,...