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Sea Turtles celebrated in Seychelles Festival

Beau Vallon, Island of Mahe, Seychelles 09 Aug 2013

Country: Seychelles

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Marine Protected Areas

The Global Vision International (GVI) and the Marine Conservation Society of Seychelles (MCSS) along with some local NGO and Government Ministry partners organized a ‘Seychelles Sea Turtle Festival’ on August 9-10, 2013. The Seychelles marine sea tur...    

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    

9th NCB Inaugural Ceremony and Meeting, MFF Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan 25 Apr 2013

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Knowledge for Management ...

Conserving mangroves for otters

Phuket, Thailand 23 Mar 2013

Country: Thailand

Topic: Strategies for Management, Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance

Phuket in Thailand has become a popular destination for tourists but its rapid growth of urbanization has led to the loss of its mangrove areas. Since the 1980s one third of mangroves in Phuket have been lost due to urbanization and conversion of coa...    

Women in Bhitarkanika join the crusade to save mangroves!

Orissa, India 22 Mar 2013

Country: India

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building ...

The Bhitarkanika mangrove sanctuary is the life force for the majority of coastal communities living in the Kendrapara district of Orissa, India. Although the sanctuary serves to protect fundamental ecosystem services and diversity, several communiti...    

Working with fisherwomen in Xuan Thuy National Park

Xuan Thuy National Park, Viet Nam 22 Mar 2013

Country: Viet Nam

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Community Resilence ...

Every day, hundreds of local fisherwomen enter the mangrove forest in Xuan Thuy National Park to collect shells, mollusks, crabs, and other aquatic products. Although the law prohibits any kind of resource extraction in the core zone, the poor women...    

Safeguarding Pakistan's Coastal & Marine Resources

Pakistan 22 Mar 2013

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Knowledge management and communications

Awareness of different stakeholders is an important element in the process leading to achievement of objectives of integrated coastal management. The unique engagement of Pakistan Navy in creation of awareness among their ranks through a MFF grant ha...    

Nukkad Natak (street theatre) and the mangroves of Kendrapara

Kendrapara, Orissa, India 13 Mar 2013

Country: India

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement ...

The new wave of environmental challenges (such as cross-boundary water disputes, climate change, etc.) is not often easily addressed within the social, economic and cultural frameworks of coastal communities in India. One of the primary reasons for t...    

Promoting sustainable feed and biofuel production in community conserved mangroves areas (Orissa, India)

Orissa, India 31 Jan 2013

Country: India

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Civil Society Engagement ...

Livestock has long been a mainstay from several coastal communities in Orissa. However, the unregulated browsing of ungulates including goats, cows and buffaloes has taken its toll on the state’s coastal grasslands, commonly associated with mangroves...    

3rd Postgraduate Certificate Course on Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) launched

Bangkok, Thailand 22 Jan 2013

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

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation ...

The 3rd Postgraduate Certificate Course on Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) was launched at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok on Monday. The participants are being trained under the partnership initiative of MFF, BOBLEME and AIT.