Project News & Field Updates
Dugong deaths in Sri Lanka lend urgency to calls for stronger protections
July 13, 2021
In a recent article in Mongabay environmental journalist Malika Rodrigo called attention to the tragic deaths of two dugongs in Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka where dugongs are considered critically endangered, the loss of even two is a huge loss. Unfortunately, the causes of these deaths are consistent with known threats to dugongs, including […]Seminar on Marine Mammal Threats 30 June 2021
July 05, 2021
International Seminar on Marine Mammal Threats: Marine debris and ocean noise. June 30 2021 Register here: https://bit.ly/RegistrationSeminaronMarineMammalsMMAFDNA study shows Madagascar’s dugong are very unique.
September 12, 2019
The Dugong and Seagrass Project received a press release from Auckland University in New Zealand about a recent genetic investigation published in the Journal Plos One by their scientists comparing dugong populations across thier range. Results indicate the genetic uniqueness of the dugong in Madagascar. Press Release follows: Scientists at the University of Auckland in […]Job Posting: Project Manager for the IKI Seagrass Ecosystem Services Project
June 11, 2019
We received the following job announcement from the CMS Dugong MoU Secretariat. The Dugong MoU is seeking a project manager to help impliment their new IKI Seagrass Ecosystem Services Project. For your information, we copied and pasted their email into the space below. Good luck! From: CmsOffice.ae [CmsOffice.ae@cms.int] Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10:59 Subject: […]Community officially protects dugong area in Timor-Leste
April 16, 2019
A village in Timor-Leste decided to protect an area of 350 hectares to protect their dugongs. Here are a few pictures from the official ceremony which designated the area for protection.Diary of a Dugong: Legends, Taboos and Truths amidst the Seagrass – an essay by Alia Yunis
March 20, 2019
One day, two girls walked to the coast. They were astonished to see the sea and thought it would taste like water. The girls found a coconut on the beach. One sister was crying for something inside the coconut. The other was trying to offer her every part of the coconut she could but she […]Aramco World’s ‘Sirens of the Seagrass’ – a dugong story by Alia Yunis
March 20, 2019
Travel around the world with Alia Yunis as she tells a dugong story. Journey from the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia or Delma Island in the United Arab Emirates to Mozambique, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Australia. This is an intricate story of dugong, seagreass, culture and childhood. Published in the most […]Summary of the Closing Workshop in Bali Indonesia February 2019
March 18, 2019
Materials from 2019 Closing Workshop in Bali, Indonesia“Diving with Dugongs: If you’re lucky” featured in Vanuatu airlines inflight magazine
February 27, 2019
The dugongs of Vanuatu are flying high in Vanuatu’s in-flight magazine. To read more click the link below to download and read the article. In flight magazinePolicy gap analyses of Project countries for the protection of dugong and seagrass
February 07, 2019
The Project Coordination Team in Abu Dhabi commissioned a report on gaps policy for the protection of dugong and seagrass in all eight project countries. In this report, project countries representatives analysed the current state of dugong populations and seagrass habitat using the Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact and Response (DPSIR) Model. The purpose of this […]