Education & Outreach
One of the core aims of the network is to involve local communities and stakeholders in seagrass conservation. In countries all across Southeast Asia, local organisations reach out and educate their community about seagrass and how we can protect it. Find out more about their work below!
TeamSeaGrass
TeamSeaGrass is a volunteer group that conducts seagrass monitoring in Singapore. TeamSeaGrass started monitoring seagrass meadows in Singapore in Janurary 2007. TeamSeaGrass uses the monitoring method from Seagrass-Watch for our habitat monitoring. We have three main monitoring sites in Singapore and two secondary sites. For more information, please visit our blog!
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Kelab Alami
Kelab Alami is a community group in Mukim Tg Kupang, Johor, Malaysia, that documents and monitors local natural habitats and heritage, as well as capacity-builds the local community to earn sustainable incomes from those habitats. We are trained community researchers and scientific field research assistants. Our work is based on conservation, science and anthropology and we strengthen available information by combining local ecological knowledge with science. Our goal is to set up a Nature & Heritage Centre that will showcase our findings and allow the community to participate in and benefit from the development that is coming up all around us. Kelab Alami runs habitat tours and local heritage workshops to supplement incomes for many in the community. For more information or to sign up for a tour, please visit our website, Facebook page and YouTube channel or email us.
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Myanmar Marine Science Partners
Myanmar Marine Science Partners is committed to driving sustainable development in the Myeik Archipelago, Myanmar through collaborating with local stakeholders, academics, and policy-makers to ensure that both environmental and development goals are met in tandem. The Myeik Archipelago is a fascinating area of Myanmar; until recently, it was largely closed off due to the presence of naval and military bases in the area, and it is home to one of the last indigenous populations of nomadic sea peoples, called the Moken. These unique circumstances have meant that the islands' natural resources have been largely untouched, despite their considerable appeal for tourism development. Myanmar Marine Science Partners has capitalized on the opportunity to measure and model the coastal ecosystems of the Myeik Archipelago - seagrass being a primary component of the intertidal habitats.
Past Research Projects:
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3 years of surveying the seagrass meadows of the Myeik Archipelago for species composition, percent cover, biomass, meadow extent, and basic biophysical parameters
Current and Future Research:
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Application of InVest models to value ecosystem services in the region now, and under different projected levels of coastal development and fishery stress
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Socio-economic surveys of local populations and seasonal fishermen
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Partnerships with the tourism sector to educate both locals and visitors on the importance of coastal ecosystems, including seagrasses
For more information, please visit our website.
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