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New method, better income
Panama, Sri Lanka 12 Jun 2015
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Strategies for Management
Panama is a remote village in the south-eastern coast of Sri Lanka. Fisheries and agriculture, both seasonal, are their main sources of income for its communities. During the high season when fish is plentiful it fetches a low price, and at times it ...
Sri Lanka announces nationwide protection for mangrove forests
Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 May 2015
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Coastal Governance
MFF National Coordinating Body member Sudeesa (formerly known as Small Fishers Federation of Lanka), US based NGO Seacology and the government launched the Sri Lanka Mangrove Conservation Project, a joint programme that will make Sri Lanka "the first...
Creating space for gender responsive programming
Bangkok, Thailand 20 Feb 2015
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Gender equality
On 19-20 February, MFF, with its Gender Advisory Panel, and senior management of IUCN discussed ways to strengthen gender responsive programming across the organization, including identifying gender action plans at regional and national levels.
Launch of MFF funded Field Guide to Reef Fishes of Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka 04 Dec 2014
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Capacity Building
Field Guide to Reef Fishes of Sri Lanka, Vol II was launched on 4 December 2014 at the National Science Foundation in Colombo
Ecosystems across Borders: MFF at the World Parks Congress 2014
Sydney, Australia 18 Nov 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Community Resilence, Reef to Ridge, Strategies for Management
MFF recently took part in the IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, an event that takes place only once every 10 years, and which focuses on conservation and management of the world's Protected Areas. More than 5,000 people gathered to atte...
World Parks Congress called to Protect, Restore and Expand Mangroves
Sydney, Australia 17 Nov 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Community Resilence, Strategies for Management
As part of the 2014 World Parks Congress in Sydney, a Call to Action Statement on mangrove protected areas was presented November 17 by the IUCN Mangrove Specialist Group. The Statement recognises that protected areas are a vital tool for conserving ...
Fishing for sea cucumbers – how long?
Colombo, Sri Lanka 16 Nov 2014
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Knowledge for Management
This article has previously published in the Sunday Times on 16 November 2014. The author is Dr Sriyanie Miththapala, Consultant to IUCN Sri Lanka
Mangroves for Coastal Defence: New study offers practical guidance for coastal decision makers
London, United Kingdom 06 Nov 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Global, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence ...
A new guidebook on mangroves as a coastal defence finds that mangroves can reduce risk from a large number of coastal hazards. The role of mangroves in coastal defence has been widely promoted since the tsunami that struck South-East Asia in 2004. Ye...
Training of trainers on ecosystem-based management of estuaries and lagoons
Katunayake, Sri Lanka 17 Sep 2014
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Capacity Building
Web story on the MFF capacity building workshop held from 17-19 September 2014.
New regional Gender Advisory Panel to advance gender strategy in MFF
Bangkok, Thailand 27 Aug 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Gender equality
On August 27 MFF convened a meeting of gender practice leaders and IUCN senior managers at the IUCN Asia Regional Office, for an initial discussion on the establishment of a regional Gender Advisory Panel for MFF and for IUCN Asia, endorsing the impo...