Yayasan PETRONAS: Mapping Malaysia’s Seagrass Meadows for Conservation and Protection

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- Yayasan PETRONAS has taken an important step into the conservation of marine ecosystems through a Seagrass Mapping and Community-Based Programme, after inking two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) and Sabah Biodiversity Centre (SaBC) covering the mapping of seagrass meadows in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, respectively.

The first phase of the programme, which will run for two years is set to kick off in Johor and Sabah where seagrass meadows form critical habitats for marine biodiversity. The MoUs with DOF and SaBC were signed on 12th September and 26th July, respectively.