Racing Against Time
Racing Against Time By Mohd Uzair Rusli, Head Centre for Marine Conservation (CMC), INOS Marine conservation today is no longer constrained by scientific uncertainty. It is constrained by institutional hesitation, fragmented responsibility and the reluctance to act decisively in the face of overwhelming evidence. The persistent gap between scientific knowledge, policy formulation and on-the-ground action […]
Introducing CHARMS: Engineering the Smart Sea Turtle Sanctuary from the Ground Up
Introducing CHARMS: Engineering the Smart Sea Turtle Sanctuary from the Ground Up By Faizah Aplop (INOS) The Sea Turtle Research Unit (SEATRU) established its flagship volunteer program in 1998 to sustain long-term sea turtle conservation at the Chagar Hutang Turtle Sanctuary on Redang Island. Through volunteer participation, SEATRU supports vital monitoring, tagging, in-situ egg incubation, […]
Empowering Ocean and Biodiversity Literacy through the Curatorial Volunteer Club (CVC): Kuala Nerus Hosts Its First UNESCO Blue School Malaysia Programme (2025)
Empowering Ocean and Biodiversity Literacy through the Curatorial Volunteer Club (CVC): Kuala Nerus Hosts Its First UNESCO Blue School Malaysia Programme (2025) By Repository and Reference Centre (RRC-UMT) (INOS) Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), through the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), achieved a major milestone in ocean education and community engagement with the successful implementation […]
Multibeam Backscatter Data Analysis & Interpretation Training Workshop
Multibeam Backscatter Data Analysis & Interpretation Training Workshop By Azizi Ali (INOS) The Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) successfully organised a five-day Multibeam Backscatter Data Analysis & Interpretation Training Workshop (23th – 27th of November 2025), involving 22 participants from various government agencies and academic institutions. The workshop was funded by […]
Expanding The Radius of International Collaboration in Europe
Expanding The Radius of International Collaboration in Europe By Behara Satyanarayana (INOS) Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) holds one of the most active MOUs with the University Libre Brussels (ULB) in Brussels, Belgium since 2011. Since the beginning, the Laboratory of Systems Ecology and Resources Management (SERM), led by Prof. Dr. Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, is upholding a very […]
Designing Multiuse Zone via Marine Spatial Planning Approach for Marine Park Sustainability
Designing Multiuse Zone via Marine Spatial Planning Approach for Marine Park Sustainability By Mohd Safuan Che Din (INOS) Under the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), Malaysia is one of the signatories in the convention that obligate to protect marine biodiversity and ecological integrity and the sustainable use of marine resources (UNEP 1994). Due to high diversity […]
MARU International Research and Training Program: Scientific Sampling and Hands-On Fish Specimen Workshop in Malaysia
MARU International Research and Training Program: Scientific Sampling and Hands-On Fish Specimen Workshop in Malaysia UMT – UBD Collaboration Discussion on 12 November 2025. By Siti Tafzilmeriam Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Behara Satyanarayana (INOS) The Mangrove Research Unit (MARU) plays a key role in supporting and strengthening the implementation of an international research and training program with […]
Gotong-Royong and Tree Planting at Kampung Tanjung Gelam (Terengganu, Malaysia): Community Spirit Towards Coastal Sustainability
Gotong-Royong and Tree Planting at Kampung Tanjung Gelam (Terengganu, Malaysia): Community Spirit Towards Coastal Sustainability By Effi Helmy Ariffin (INOS) On 29 June 2025, the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), in collaboration with PLANMalaysia and Geng Plastik Ija (GPI), successfully organised a Gotong-Royong and Coastal Tree Planting Programme at Pantai […]
Coming to the RESCuE: A Journey in Mangrove Conservation
Coming to the RESCuE: A Journey in Mangrove Conservation By Nur Hannah Abd Rahim (INOS) Earlier this year, Nur Hannah binti Abd Rahim, a postgraduate student from the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), had the opportunity to represent Malaysia at the RESCuE Workshop in Tharandt, Germany. The workshop, titled Monitoring […]
Glorious Semester of TROPIMUNDO at the UMT
Glorious Semester of TROPIMUNDO at the UMT TROPIMUNDO students’ registration ceremony held at INOS on 13th of March 2025. By Behara Satyanarayana (INOS) The UMT has been receiving several international students of the Erasmus Mundus joint master’s degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems (TROPIMUNDO) programme, every year for Semester 2 in Malaysia (since 2015). This […]
