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Ecosystems across Borders: MFF at the World Parks Congress 2014
Sydney, Australia 18 Nov 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Community Resilence, Reef to Ridge, Strategies for Management
MFF recently took part in the IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, an event that takes place only once every 10 years, and which focuses on conservation and management of the world's Protected Areas. More than 5,000 people gathered to atte...
World Parks Congress called to Protect, Restore and Expand Mangroves
Sydney, Australia 17 Nov 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Community Resilence, Strategies for Management
As part of the 2014 World Parks Congress in Sydney, a Call to Action Statement on mangrove protected areas was presented November 17 by the IUCN Mangrove Specialist Group. The Statement recognises that protected areas are a vital tool for conserving ...
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...
Building Coastal Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: RSC-11
Sihanoukville, Cambodia 25 Oct 2014
Country: Asia Region, Cambodia
Topic: Community Resilence
Representatives from all the MFF countries gathered in Sihanoukville, Cambodia in October for the 11th meeting of the MFF Regional Steering Committee. The meeting marked the launch of MFF's new phase of funding for 2014-2018, and also saw the number ...
The Bangkok Declaration 2014: Committing to Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 23 Jul 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Thailand
Topic: Community Resilence
Hosted by the Royal Thai Government, the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) was held in Bangkok from 22-26 June 2014, with the theme “Promoting Investments for Resilient Nations and Communities”. The objective was to...
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...
Towards Building Coastal Resilience in South and South-East Asia
Dhaka, Bangladesh 31 Mar 2014
Country: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Viet Nam
Topic: Community Resilence
MFF National Coordinating Body (NCB) of Bangladesh and the MFF Regional Secretariat arranged regional symposium with the goal of sharing experiences between Bangladesh and India, Indonesia and Viet Nam, on ways to build coastal community resilience u...
Wetlands in Seychelles proves successful against flooding
Mahe, Seychelles 06 Feb 2014
Country: Seychelles
Topic: Community Resilence, Strategies for Management
The Roche Caiman Sanctuary in Mahe, Seychelles, focus area of recently-completed MFF project "Mangroves for Mankind", reports how a well-functioning wetlands system successfully prevented floods in surrounding areas. Through the MFF project, mangrove...