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MFF’s future gets mapped out at the 12th Regional Steering Committee (RSC) Meeting

Bangkok, Thailand 23 Nov 2015

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Capacity Building, Climate change, Coastal Governance

MFF’s annual meeting of partners and donors assessed 2015 achievements and discussed directions of the project for the years ahead. This year’s gathering, the 12th Regional Steering Committee (RSC) meeting, was held in Bangkok from 23 - 24 November. ...    

Blue Economy for Climate Change Resilience: Towards Partnerships and Collaboration

Bangkok, Thailand 20 Nov 2015

Country: Thailand

Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence ...

On 23 November 2015, representatives from 11 countries, experts from international agencies, civil society and NGOs will come together for a thematic consultation on the “Blue Economy for Climate Change Resilience: Towards Partnerships and Collaborat...    

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...    

Mangroves identified as important wetlands for disaster risk reduction at Asian Wetlands Symposium

Siem Reap, Cambodia 06 Nov 2014

Country: Asia Region, Cambodia

Topic: Climate change, Community Resilence, Strategies for Management

MFF and the IUCN Water and Wetlands Natural Resources Group were recently identified as Asia focal points for the RAMSAR Pre COP 12 meeting which was held in Cambodia in early November as part of the Asian Wetlands Symposium. The meeting brought toge...    

Ecosystem Based Management and shared governance as solutions to address climate change impact on coastal fishery

Dhaka, Bangladesh 06 Jul 2014

Country: Bangladesh

Topic: Climate change, Community Resilence, Knowledge for Management

Ecosystems based management is the best solution to address the climate change impact on coastal fishery in Bangladesh. it requires integrated action and policy implication in the grassroots. This was discussed in a seminar in Dhaka on 06 July 2014 t...    

Mangroves and climate change given spotlight at 2014 Forest Asia Summit

Jakarta, Indonesia 05 May 2014

Country: Asia Region, Indonesia

Topic: Climate change, Community Resilence

Mangroves for the Future (MFF) was proud to host a side-event May 5, on the topic “Managing mangrove forests for climate change adaptation and mitigation benefits,” at the 2014 Forest Asia Summit organized by the Centre for International Forestry Res...    

Resilience Training Workshop, MFF Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan 07 Oct 2013

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning ...

10th NCB Meeting, MFF Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan 21 Aug 2013

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Reef to Ridge ...

From "Climate Proof" to Coastal Community Resilience

19 Jul 2013

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Viet Nam, Indonesia

Topic: Community Resilence, Integrated Coastal Planning, Climate change

Mangroves for the Future (MFF) has included Climate Change as a cross-cutting theme since 2008. In 2010, jointly with UNEP, UNDP and IUCN, MFF published 'Climate Proof', a four-step guide to assist proponents in considering the potential impacts of ...    

Buddhist community participation in mangrove conservation in Tien Giang Province

Tien Giang Province, Vietnam 19 Jan 2013

Country: Viet Nam

Topic: Community Resilence, Civil Society Engagement, Climate change ...

Love of nature is fundamental to Buddhism and the mutual interaction between humans and ecosystems is enshrined in its teachings. Trees or plants are considered living beings that no Buddhist should cut or damage.