About EPSM In 1974, a group of concerned individuals set up the Environmental Protection Society Malaysia (EPSM). It became the first environmental organization in Malaysia focusing on the adverse impacts of human activities on the environment. The objectives of EPSM are: To prevent the deterioration of our environment as a result of human activities; To control activities that contribute towards the deterioration of our environment; To initiate measures for the improvement of our envir...

About RCM Reef Check was established in the USA in 1996 to raise awareness on the importance of, and threats to, coral reefs. The local chapter, Reef Check Malaysia (RCM), was registered as a non-profit organisation in 2007 to engage with the local community as well as protect, restore and revive coral reefs in Malaysia. RCM partners with a global network of trained and certified EcoDiver volunteers to conduct annual Reef Check surveys to assess the health of reefs around the islands of Malaysi...

The Marine Research Foundation is a non-profit research foundation based in Sabah, Malaysia.  They incorporated under the Trustees Act of 1951 and established to further the understanding of marine ecosystems and their associated diverse flora and fauna through research, conservation and education activities in Southeast Asia and other Indo-Pacific sites. (more…)