When turning around the Earth several hundreds of times during three space missions dedicated to atmosphere research, equipment transfer to the Space Station Mir, and repair and servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope, I was crying of emotion admiring our planet.
I also realized how dependent we are on our oceans. You always see one from space of various colors of blue and green according to currents, temperatures and changing sunshine angle. More »
The IOSEA Projects Database has received a major injection of new content with the addition or updating of more than 50 entries from the Western Indian Ocean.
For anyone not already familiar with it, this database is especially intended to showcase the activities of non-governmental organisations working in the Indian Ocean – South-East Asia region. It also includes some entries regarding specialised programmes of government agencies and international initiatives sponsored by multilateral donors. Altogether, the database now holds information on more than 130 projects from about 30 countries of the IOSEA region. More »
FROM THE SECRETARIAT
The Profile of the Month for October features
the new IOSEA Technical Support and Capacity-Building
Programme, details of which were communicated
to Signatory States over the past few weeks. We
hope that Focal Points – particularly those from
countries eligible to benefit from this programme
– will seize the opportunity to take advantage
of the expertise on offer.
In addition to the major effort to update the
Projects Database (see article above), we would
like to draw attention to updates made to the
Flipper Tag series in September. Thanks are extended
to everyone who has contributed to this ongoing
exercise.
Finally,
it is worth mentioning that the United Arab Emirates
has added many sites of importance to marine turtles
in the Online
Reporting Facility. [In the Viewer module,
click on the 'Search Site Threats' tab, select
'United Arab Emirates', and click 'List Sites'.
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MONTHLY ROUND-UP: What you may have missed in September
When turning around the Earth several hundreds of times during three space missions dedicated to atmosphere research, equipment transfer to the Space Station Mir, and repair and servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope, I was crying of emotion admiring our planet. 
The IOSEA Projects Database has received a major injection of new content with the addition or updating of more than 50 entries from the Western Indian Ocean. 
