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In December 2025, the Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme Phase Two was selected and funded by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR Government through its Research Impact Fund (RIF) scheme. On May 27, 2026, the RIF kick-off meeting was successfully convened, with all Co-PIs in attendance. Prof. Kenneth Leung, the Principal Coordinator of the RIF project, presented the overarching concept and action plan, divided into four packages. Package 1 emphasizes eco

On May 21, 2026, the Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme, in collaboration with the Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP) Programme and the Future Earth Coast (FEC), organized the 3rd webinar (ECOPs special session). This webinar featured two distinguished ECOP speakers and attracted over 55 attendees, sparking engaging discussions. Dr. Demilade T. Adedipe, a Postdoctoral Fellow with the GEM Programme, moderated the session, while Prof. Kenneth Leung, Director of the

The GEM Webinar Series (3rd Event, ECOP Special Session) is scheduled for 9:00-10:30 am (GMT) on 21 May 2026. We are very happy to invite Dr. Shenghui Li and Dr. Xiaoyu Fang to share their research with us. Please find more details below. Time: 9:00-10:30 am (GMT) on May 21, 2026 Registration Link: https://tinyurl.com/ECOP-Webinar-48 Contact point: globalestuaries.gem@gmail.com We also welcome your engagement in the following academic contributions. The presentation topics ca

On January 22, 2026, the Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme hosted the GEM Webinar Series (2nd Event), attracting over 85 participants. The webinar featured two distinguished speakers. Prof. Amanda Reichelt-Brushett from Southern Cross University in Australia delivered a presentation entitled “Understanding Challenges in Catchment Management and River Health - An Australian Experience.” She shared insights into the physical, chemical, social, and political challenges

On 29 December 2025, we received a good news that our research proposal on the 2 nd phase of the UN-endorsed Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme was selected and funded by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR Government via its Research Impact Fund (RIF) scheme. Led by Professor Kenneth Leung, the Director of the GEM Programme, and the Director of State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health (formerly called State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution