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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...
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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...
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The Li-Maramaranja: Dugong Hunters of Excellence
15 June 2020
A film documenting community-based dugong tracking in Northern
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...