IOSEA Marine Turtles | Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia

Regional Workshop for MTCF-funded projects held in Cambodia
The fight against illegal trade in marine turtles needs a global approach and local communities

Children from Itsamia village (Moheli Island, Comoros) watching a marine turtle © S. Ciccione/Chelonia
Ramsar Convention to Enhance Marine Turtle Conservation in Cooperation with CMS and IOSEA

Nesting turtle and juvenile at Moheli Island, Comoros © Jerome Bourjea
Connectivity Conservation: a Key Element of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

The first meeting of the Joint Working Group was held on 25 October © Florian Keil (UNEP/AEWA Secretariat)
CMS Becomes Member of UN-Oceans

Sperm whales - mother and calf © Gabriel Barathieu - http://www.flickr.com/photos/barathieu/7277953560/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24212362

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First Report of Metallic Elements in Loggerhead and Leatherback Turtle Eggs from the Indian Ocean

Published 2018

Artificial Light on Water Attracts turtle Hatchlings During Their Near Shore Transit

Published 2018

Evaluating the Threat of IUU Fishing to Sea Turtles in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia using Expert Elicitation

Published 2018

Genetic Diversity of the Green Turtle (Testudines: Cheloniidae: Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)) Population Nesting at Kosgoda Rookery, Sri Lanka

Published 2017

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