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Coconut handicrafts and dressmaking
Puttalam, Sri Lanka 07 Aug 2017
Country: Asia Region, Sri Lanka
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Sustainable Business Practices ...
In Iranawila village in Puttalam, a district situated on the west coast of Sri Lanka, 90% of the population relies on fishing for their livelihoods. In the past decade, villagers have been cutting and selling mangroves trees for the construction of d...
How mangroves got their roots back in East Java
Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia 26 Jul 2017
Country: Indonesia
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Climate change ...
Clean air and food on the table. For World Mangroves Day, we're highlighting the ways mangroves offer sustainable solutions to those communities whose livelihoods depend on the resources provided by a resilient coast.
Training event strengthens communications capacities of conservation actors across Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 05 Jul 2017
Topic: Capacity Building, Knowledge management and communications
40 conservation practitioners from 13 countries across Asia took part in a capacity-building workshop on strategic communications in Bangkok, Thailand from 5-7 July. The workshop was organised by IUCN, in collaboration with Mangroves for the Future (...
Improving waste management in Toul Toueng Commune, Cambodia
Toul Toueng Commune, Cambodia 31 May 2017
Country: Cambodia, Asia Region
Topic: Capacity Building, Community Resilence, Integrated Coastal Planning
To address a growing waste management problem in Cambodia, Mangroves for the Future (MFF) funded a project implemented by the Center for Biodiversity Conservation (CBC) of the Royal University of Phnom Penh that has helped reduce the proliferation of...
Faresmaathoda - From dumpsites to roads and parks
Bangkok, Thailand 29 Mar 2017
Country: Maldives
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance ...
Mangrove crab: Ecologically significant and economically promising
Tanjung Pecinan Village, Mangaran, Situbondo, East Java, Indonesia 20 Mar 2017
Country: Indonesia
Topic: Capacity Building, Community Resilence, Economic Valuation ...
Situbondo, one of East Java’s regencies, is situated on the north coast between Probolinggo and Banyuwangi, in Indonesia. The area is abundant with beautiful beaches, mountains, hills, forests and rich history from the Dutch colonial period.
A look back at 2016: Coastal conservation in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 31 Jan 2017
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement ...
Through Mangroves for the Future (MFF), coastal conservation in Asia will enter the new year with renewed optimism after making significant progress towards sustainable development in 2016.
Mangroves for the Future holds 13th Regional Steering Committee meeting in Bangladesh
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 26 Oct 2016
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Climate change ...
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) held its 13th Steering Committee meeting in Cox’s Bazar on October 25 and 26 to assess the programme’s achievements over the past year and discuss plans for the years ahead. The Committee discussed strategic issues, inc...
Farmed fish: a nature based solution for increased resilience
Andhra Pradesh, India 04 Oct 2016
Country: India
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence ...
In 2007, IUCN and M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) partnered through the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative to address a critical need. Across the east coast of India, abandoned land stand testament to unsustainable aquaculture pra...
IUCN and Oxfam collaborate to enhance gender integration in the lower Mekong
Phnom Penh, Cambodia 16 Aug 2016
Country: Cambodia
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence ...
Gender integration in water governance policies received a boost in the Lower Mekong Region through a recent workshop co-organised by Oxfam and IUCN. Held from July 11 to 12 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the workshop provided a platform for knowledge-shar...