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,...
General News
Five Countries Kick Off Community Seagrass Ecosystems Project
20 January 2020
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste launch an initiative to protect and restore critical seagrass ecosystems. Representatives from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,...
General News
SPREP launches online decision support tools
19 July 2018
On Tuesday 17 July 2018, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) launched their new online decision support tools...
General News
Seagrass Spotter Goes Global!
14 June 2018
Our oceans are in deep trouble and we need to find solutions for them fast. As people across the planet come...
Research Toolkit
Dugong and Seagrass Research Toolkit Launched at the Third Meeting of Signatories (MOS3)
17 March 2017
The Dugong and Seagrass Research Toolkit was launched at the Third Meeting of Signatories (MOS3) to the Dugong MOU this week...