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New toolkit helps development practitioners integrate gender into sustainable coastal resource management in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 08 Mar 2019
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement, Gender equality ...
In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, IUCN, through its Mangroves for the Future programme, in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), have launched a ...
Dive on in – fishermen help restore corals in Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area
Cu Lao Cham MPA, Viet Nam 06 Mar 2019
Country: Viet Nam
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence ...
Asia’s largest coastal resource management programme sets sights on further growth
Bangkok, Thailand 06 Mar 2019
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence ...
The continuous application of Mangroves for the Future’s (MFF) knowledge and governance structures to leverage and scale up MFF investments, share knowledge and influence national policy development, is critical in contributing to sustainable coastal...
Photo Story: Plastic from source to sea
Global 19 Sep 2018
Country: Asia Region, Cambodia, Global, India, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Coastal Governance, Knowledge for Management, Marine Protected Areas
As plastic is discarded into our waterways, rivers become conveyor belts of plastic waste, transporting this toxic cargo into the world's estuaries, deltas and oceans. This new visual story takes the reader from source to sea highlighting the importa...
When voices are heard in Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area
Cu Lao Cham, Viet Nam 24 Aug 2017
Country: Viet Nam
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Marine Protected Areas ...
With a total area of 3.7 hectares (roughly the size of 5 football pitches), the coastline in front and the famous Hai Tang pagoda in back, the Pagoda Field in Cu Lao Cham, Viet Nam is a place of great natural beauty and of religious and historical va...
International Youth Day: Sowing the seeds for a green future
Asia 12 Aug 2017
Country: Asia Region, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement ...
Photo story: For International Youth Day, IUCN Asia is highlighting the contribution of young people - from toddlers to young adults - who are standing up for nature.
MFF in the news
20 Jun 2017
Country: Asia Region, Pakistan, Viet Nam
Topic: Marine Protected Areas
It has been a busy two weeks for MFF in the news, with the UN Oceans Conference, World Oceans Day and the designation of Astola Island as a marine protected area (MPA) taking centre stage. Take a look at what national, regional and even global media ...
MFF @ The Ocean Conference
New York, USA 05 Jun 2017
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Global, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Climate change, Integrated Coastal Planning, Marine Protected Areas
The Ocean Conference is a high-level United Nations Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14. At the event, IUCN, MFF and the world community will come together to discuss innovative ways to conserve and sustainably...
Shrimping horizons
Viet Nam 11 May 2017
Country: Viet Nam
Topic: Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, Sustainable Business Practices, Sustainable Livelihoods
For decades Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has been under threat from one of its most lucrative industries. But now shrimp farming is being used to conserve, rather than deplete, the region’s precious mangrove forests. Ann Moey and Tony Watts, for the Intern...
Working together to build MPAs for long-term marine resources management
03 May 2017
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Viet Nam
Topic: Management Assessment and Monitoring, Marine Protected Areas, Sustainable Livelihoods
Our oceans, coasts and wetlands are crucial for our survival. Mangrove forests, for example, sequester massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and protect coastal communities from cyclone storm surges, while coastal wetlands and coral r...