February 2020
Sri Lanka mangroves featured on CNN
CNN recently sat down with the leaders of Sudeesa, our local partners in the Sri Lanka Mangrove Conservation Project, for a feature on that country’s efforts to protect its mangroves. […]
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February 2020
A personal account of the Australia wildfires
Seacology’s Malaysia field rep, Chris Wright, was visiting family in Australia at Christmastime as the bushfires raged. Read his harrowing description of how fire tore through his family farm—and his […]
January 2020
Seacology project affected by volcano
The Philippines’ Taal Lake, the site of a Seacology project, was covered with ash by the eruption of Taal Volcano on January 12. The mountain spewed ash and particles of […]
January 2020
Seacology director interviews Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna
Environmental issues were the focus of a discussion with Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, the South Pacific country that recently created the largest marine protected area in […]
December 2019
Kenya projects ensure water security while protecting vital ecosystems
In prosperous countries, it’s easy to take physical and economic security for granted. But for people in much of the developing world, these things are precarious. Overfishing depletes food supplies […]
November 2019
Sri Lanka partners win presidential recognition
Sudeesa, our partner NGO in the Sri Lanka Mangrove Conservation Project, received a prestigious award last month from president Maithripala Sirisena. Sirisena, whose term ended this month, presided over the […]
November 2019
Project to safeguard lagoon in Philippines wraps up
Mangroves and seagrass are remarkable plants, which provide outsized benefit to their surrounding environment. They provide shelter and food for marine life and shield coastlines from storms. Perhaps most important, […]
September 2019
Malaysian activist Peter Kallang awarded 2019 Seacology Prize
Peter Kallang, a member of Sarawak’s indigenous Kenyah community, is the winner of the 2019 Seacology Prize for leading a successful campaign to halt the building of a series of […]
August 2019
Remembering Seacology Prize recipient Gina Lopez
With great sadness we learned this week of the passing of Gina Lopez. A tireless advocate for conservation in the Philippines, Lopez rose to the highest environmental post in her […]
July 2019
Helping a remote Malaysian village resist the devastation of palm oil
By Chris Wright Malaysia Field Representative “This tree is full of spirits,” said Najib, as we hummed downstream, carving our way just above the water’s surface, in an elongated, carved-wood […]