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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.    

Supporting a sanctuary for seagrasses in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay.

Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India 16 Sep 2013

Country: India

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

Seagrasses are amongst the least understood marine ecosystems in India. Despite being classified as ecologically sensitive regions and protected under the Coastal Regulation Zone Act, they have been largely left out of education, research, and manage...    

Saving our speckled giants

West coast of India 16 Sep 2013

Country: India

Topic: Capacity development, Management Assessment and Monitoring, Capacity Building ...

The largest fish in the world, whale sharks, have faced population declines globally. In Gujarat, India, they were once killed in large numbers, fetching up to USD 2,250 for fishermen. This was curbed in May 2001 when the species was afforded the hig...    

10th NCB Meeting, MFF Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan 21 Aug 2013

Country: Pakistan

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

MFF trains regional coastal managers on mangrove restoration and management

Petchaburi, Thailand 14 Aug 2013

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Capacity Building, Knowledge for Management

MFF, together with the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park - Thailand, conducted a Regional Training Course on Mangrove Restoration and Management from 13-21 August. Coastal managers from MFF countries received technical training on restorati...    

Stories of conflicts: a review of MFF Small Grant Projects 2011-2013

Hanoi, Viet Nam 23 Jul 2013

Country: Viet Nam

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, Knowledge management and communications ...

On July 23, 2013, nine organizations that have completed MFF-funded small grant projects attended a lessons learned workshop in Hanoi, together with representatives of the projects’ beneficiary groups. What emerged from the workshop were stories of c...    

Building Resilience in coastal India: new MFF India SG projects selection

New Delhi, India 05 May 2013

Country: India

Topic: Capacity Building

The MFF India Small Grant Project (SGP) Call for Proposals for Cycle III was published on 5 March 2013 on the MFF, IUCN, CII and MoEF websites and disseminated through the IUCN India member’s network and the MFF India partner’s network. The call was ...    

9th NCB Inaugural Ceremony and Meeting, MFF Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan 25 Apr 2013

Country: Pakistan

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

Working with fisherwomen in Xuan Thuy National Park

Bangkok, Thailand 01 Apr 2013

Country: Viet Nam

Topic: Capacity Building, Coastal Governance, 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 ...    

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...