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Sirenews Newsletter Issue 59 Available Online Now

http://sirenian.org/sirenews/51APR2009.html

The latest issue of Sirenews (the biannual newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Sirenia Specialist Group) is now available online. The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) is a science-based network of volunteer experts working together towards achieving the vision of "A world that values and conserves present levels of biodiversity".

01 May 2013

Saudi Arabia Signs Dugong MOU

Mohammad Saud Sulayem (Saudi Wildlife Authority) and Donna Kwan (Dugong MOU Secretariat). © Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD)

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has confirmed its support towards the protection of dugongs and their vital seagrass habitats by becoming the 26th Signatory State to the CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs and their Habitats throughout their Range (Dugong MOU).

03 March 2013

Twenty-Six Countries Meet to Progress Sea Cow and Seagrass Conservation

The Second Signatory State Meeting for the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs and their Habitats throughout their Range (Dugong MOU) was hosted by the Government of the Philippines on 19 and 20 February in Manila, Philippines.

20 February 2013

Revised Survey Questionnaire, Project Manual and Upload File Available

A revised version of the Standardised Catch/Incidental Catch Survey Questionnaire, the Project Manual (with an improved Chapter 9) and the Upload file are now available.

16 September 2012

Seagrass Watch Magazine Issue 45 and 46 available online now

The latest issue of Seagrass-Watch news (the official magazine of the global seagrass and assessment program) is now available online.

28 August 2012

New Report Released on the Palau Dugong dugon Awareness Campaign 2010-2011

Following on from the Pacific Year of the Dugong in 2011, a new report on activities which took place during Palau’s Dugong dugon Awareness Campaign 2010-2011 has been released.

13 March 2012

The Dugong, Seagrass & Coastal Communities Initiative Launched at the S.O.S. “Save Our Sirenians” Event

Dr. Thabit Zahran Al Abdessalaam speaking at the S.O.S. event. © Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD)

A programme to improve livelihoods and create economic opportunity in exchange for the conservation of dugongs and their seagrass habitat was officially launched in Abu Dhabi today.

27 February 2012

Dugong Profile for Pacific Range States Available Online

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has published a booklet “Dugongs – respect and protect: dugong profile for range states in the Pacific Islands”. It gives an overview of the six dugong range states (Australia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu) in the Pacific region and the measures they have in place to conserve and protect the dugongs.

16 February 2012

Sri Lanka Becomes the 21st Country to Sign the UNEP/CMS Dugong MOU

Sri Lanka has pledged its support to the long-term survival of the dugongs and the protection of their critical seagrass habitats by becoming a signatory state to the dugong MoU

31 January 2012

Dugongs, Conservation and the Endless Possibilities for the Future

Picture from Dilmah Conservation

British marine biologist Dr Nicholas Pilcher wowed his audience at an illuminating presentation on dugongs, conservation, reflections on the past and the possibilities for the future.

12 January 2012