Archive: March 2005

Dream a Dream, Conquer your Dream, and Dream Again- Malaysia Forest Diary: 31 March 2005; Dream a Dream, Conquer your Dream, and Dream Again The feathers were soft and brightly colored with a shade of oceanic blue. My fingers sunk slightly into the puff of feathers as I held this magnificent white-collared kingfisher in the...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Malaysia, Tropical Forests
Volunteer Diary - MY2: 31 March 2005; After we had completed science week, we went on our first camp. We went on an overnight trek to Deng Dong Hill. It was a good introduction into camping life in Malaysia. We had to trek over the hill, which...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Malaysia
My Malaysia Forest Expedition: 31 March 2005; Stepping off the plane at Kuala Terengganu, it finally hit me as to where I was and the huge adventure I was about to embark on. I was to spend 10 weeks living and working to help save some of...; Categories: Malaysia, Malaysia
Monitor lizards, shrews and the South China Sea- my Malaysia forest expedition: 31 March 2005; Life in the Casuarina forest began with a boat ride along a lagoon. Six of us (along with our day packs filled to capacity) jumbled into a little motorboat. We also managed to fit our local guide, the driver of...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Malaysia
March Update - Fiji Marine Project: 31 March 2005; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a six-year project (2002-2008) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, General News, Monthly Project Updates
Survival of the Wettest: The Setiu Wetlands: 31 March 2005; Text by Rick Gregory In Terengganu, Malaysia the coastline is dotted with fishing villages separated by scenic stretches of mangroves, nipa palms and coconut trees. A speckled array of habitats - lagoons, marshes, deltas, peat swamps - offer refuge to...; Categories: Malaysia, Tropical Forests
March Update - Philippine Marine Project: 31 March 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Philippines
Media Environmental Summit: 31 March 2005; Borneo November 30th - December 2nd 2005 Organised by 'News World Nature', this international event - with the media at its core - will provide a platform for debate and the examination of how communications can best be used to...; Categories: Malaysia
CORAL Launches New Park Buddy Program: 31 March 2005; The Park Buddy program aims to financially support coral reef protected areas in their efforts to protect their biologically diverse and increasingly threatened reefs. One of the four conservation projects selected this year is patrolling equipment for the Sandy Bay...; Categories: General News
Malaysia Reports: 31 March 2005; Malaysia Tropical Forest Conservation Project Report Of The Perhentian Phase 2005 April 2005, 140 pages, 1MB Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project:Pulau Redang - Report To The Department Of Marine Parks, Malaysia. December 2004, 69 pages, 3.8MB For the full...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Reports and Publications, Tropical Forests
CCC Photographer of the Year 2004: 30 March 2005; In 2004 CCC ran the photographer of the Year Competition. Here are the winning entries.; Categories: Competitions, Coral Reefs, Fiji, Honduras, Malaysia, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Manamuca Environment Society Newsletter: 30 March 2005; HRH Visits Mamanucas The Class 7 students of Malolo District School were over the moon on Friday, March 11, when they had the once in a lifetime opportunity to meet and chat with the Prince of Wales. The students knew...; Categories: Fiji, General News
IOL - 'Rain forests of the sea' slow to recover: 24 March 2005; Three months after the Indian Ocean tsunami, divers are still pulling mattresses and metal from the coral-lined bays of Thai paradise isles, although experts say overall reef damage is not that bad. http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=14&click_id=143&art_id=qw1111639682285B222...; Categories: CCC In The News
From World Water Day to World Ocean Day: 22 March 2005; Today, March 22, is World Water Day so it's appropriate that The Ocean Project send out a reminder to our partners around the globe that June 8th is World Ocean Day. It is coming up soon and this year we...; Categories: General News
Mananuca Islands Dive Into Earth Day: 21 March 2005; What is Dive into Earth Week? Earth Day is an international event that takes place every year with solely the environment in mind. This year it is on the 20th of March. 'Dive In' To Earth Day, however, is not...; Categories: General News
Celebrity Conservationist Visits Thailand: 17 March 2005; David Bellamy Assists with Post-Tsunami Environmental Rehabilitation Broadcaster and conservationist, Professor David Bellamy OBE, will visit Bangkok next week (21-24 March 2005) to present the findings of a British-Thai research mission to assess the impact of the December 2004...; Categories: General News, Thailand
February Update - Malaysia Tropical Forest Project: 16 March 2005; Project Brief Aim The Malaysia Tropical Forest Conservation Project is a collaborative project between Coral Cay Conservation and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. The aim of the project is to conduct rapid biodiversity assessments of different habitats within...; Categories: Malaysia, Monthly Project Updates, Tropical Forests
RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2005 Registration: 15 March 2005; Registration is now open to attend the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 31 August - 2 September 2005 At the RGS-IBG, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR http://www.rgs.org/AC2005/registration.htm Conference theme FLOWS AND SPACES IN A GLOBALISED WORLD The Royal Geographical Society...; Categories: General News
Fiji Project MOU Extended: 05 March 2005; CCC has extended its MOU with the Ministry of Tourism (Government of the Fiji Islands) for another three years. Whilst the majority of the terms of our previous MOU remain, this extension is not area specific and allows CCC to...; Categories: Fiji
PRESS RELEASE: PRINCE CHARLES TO VISIT CCC FIJI: 04 March 2005; His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will visit the British coral reef conservation group, Coral Cay Conservation, during his two-day visit to Fiji next week. CCC's presence in Fiji stemmed from the severe coral bleaching event of 2000 in...; Categories: Fiji
PROJECT AWARE TSUNAMI RELIEF: 04 March 2005; In response to the recent Tsunami disaster across South East Asia, Project AWARE has set up a specific Tsunami Relief Fund to assist with the relief efforts. PADI has provided an initial commitment of $70,000 to aid in the...; Categories: General News
Foreign & Commonwealth Office launches GoGapYear.com: 04 March 2005; With thousands of young Britons planning to take a gap year or taking a career break to go travelling, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) today launches a new 'gap travel' campaign to help ensure they 'mind the gap' and...; Categories: General News
February Update - Philipppine Marine Project: 03 March 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines

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