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4th Integrated Coastal Management course kickstarts new learning opportunities for Asia coastal managers

Bangkok, Thailand 18 Aug 2014

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Knowledge for Management

The postgraduate certificate course on Integrated Coastal Management introduces the concept, principles, process and tools of ICM, and provides an opportunity to learn from integrated coastal management programs and experiences from around the world ...    

Where the Ocean Begins: MFF featured in Sri Lanka business chamber's "The New Standard"

Bangkok, Thailand 04 Aug 2014

Country: Sri Lanka

Topic: Private sector partnerships

The Sri Lanka Business and Biodiversity (SL B&B) Platform is a tool to foster dialogue between the private sector and conservation agencies. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has joined together with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)...    

Launch of New Funding for Mangroves for the Future

Bangkok, Thailand 10 Jun 2014

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Global, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Financing Coastal Conservation, Integrated Coastal Planning

IUCN, UNDP and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) today announced the launch of the third phase of the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) regional initiative with new funding from Sida. The new phase will run from 2014-2018 a...    

Shortlisted proponents of SGF Phase 2: Cycle 4 in Sri Lanka undergo training in project cycle management

Jaffna, Sri Lanka 08 Apr 2014

Country: Sri Lanka

Topic: Capacity Building

Small Grants, but hidden, large gains

Colombo, Sri Lanka 30 Mar 2014

Country: Sri Lanka

Topic: Capacity Building

The MFF Small Grant Facility (SGF) is a window for financing sustainable, local level initiatives in coastal areas, through small grants. The main objectives of the SGF are to finance small projects to support local community action for the restorati...    

Bizarre Baobabs

Colombo, Sri Lanka 26 Nov 2013

Country: Sri Lanka

Topic: Capacity Building

This article has been previously published in Sunday Times on 17 November 2013. The author is Dr Sriyanie Miththapala, Consultant to IUCN Sri Lanka.    

Coastal erosion, small islands, and responsible diving on regional MFF spotlight

Bangkok, Thailand 24 Oct 2013

Country: Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Coastal Governance, Community Resilence, Marine Protected Areas

Regional Grant Facility projects being implemented by MFF institutional partner United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to produce a new set of information material to shed more light about ecosystem-based approaches related to small islands gove...    

Sri Lanka Divisional Forest Officers enhance knowledge on protected mangrove declaration process

Colombo, Sri Lanka 24 Sep 2013

Country: Sri Lanka

Topic: Capacity Building

Funded by MFF, 11 Divisional Forest Officers in Sri Lanka underwent training in mangrove declaration and mapping process.    

Protecting Asia’s Coasts for People and Nature : Viet Nam hosts 10th MFF regional meeting with focus on building community resilience

Hoi An, Viet Nam 11 Sep 2013

Country: India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Asia Region

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Coastal Governance ...

The 10th Regional Steering Committee of the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative was held in Hoi An, Da Nang province, with representatives from the nine member countries convening to discuss efforts to protect coastal regions for people and for...    

MFF small grant gives 'a sense of importance' to families in Naguleliya Village, Sri Lanka

Naguleliya, Chilaw 01 Jul 2013

Country: Sri Lanka

Topic: Sustainable Livelihoods, Civil Society Engagement

MFF small grant gives 'a sense of importance' to families in Naguleliya Village, Sri Lanka