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Blue Action Fund - 2019 Open Call for Proposals

Asia Region 15 Nov 2018

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Management Assessment and Monitoring, Marine Protected Areas, Strategies for Management

The Blue Action Fund is pleased to announce a new open call for grant proposals focussing on South East Asia. The present call for proposals is part of a continuing series of such calls by Blue Action Fund, providing individual grants to selected NGO...    

Photo Story: Plastic from source to sea

Global 19 Sep 2018

Country: Asia Region, Cambodia, Global, India, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Coastal Governance, Knowledge for Management, Marine Protected Areas

As plastic is discarded into our waterways, rivers become conveyor belts of plastic waste, transporting this toxic cargo into the world's estuaries, deltas and oceans. This new visual story takes the reader from source to sea highlighting the importa...    

Establishing Kep Marine Fisheries Management Area for Improved Management of Marine Fisheries Resources

Kep, Cambodia 28 Aug 2018

Country: Asia Region, Cambodia

Topic: Coastal Governance, Knowledge for Management, Marine Protected Areas

On 12 April 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of the Royal Government of Cambodia issued a Ministerial Proclamation, announcing the establishment of the Kep province’s Koh Por and Koh Tonsay Archipelago Marine Fisheries...    

Koh Rong National Marine Park: A first for Cambodia

Koh Rong, Cambodia 14 May 2018

Country: Cambodia

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Marine Protected Areas ...

On 8 February 2018, the Cambodian government announced the establishment of the Koh Rong National Marine Park (NMP) – a first for the country. The park covers over 52,000ha – an area two thirds the size of Bangkok – along the coast of Preah Sihanouk ...    

Regional conference sheds light on pressing marine environmental issues in Asia

Bangkok, Thailand 04 Feb 2018

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Marine Protected Areas, Capacity development, Community Resilence ...

Beyond frontiers – Engaging the Pakistan Navy in coastal governance

Karachi, Pakistan 14 Nov 2017

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Coastal Governance, Marine Protected Areas, Strategies for Management

Fisheries are the primary livelihood sector for 80% of the coastal population of Pakistan, but this sector contributes to only 0.5% of national GDP and 1% of the country’s labour force. Fish and fishery-related exports yield, on average, a sum of PKR...    

When voices are heard in Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area

Cu Lao Cham, Viet Nam 24 Aug 2017

Country: Viet Nam

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Marine Protected Areas ...

With a total area of 3.7 hectares (roughly the size of 5 football pitches), the coastline in front and the famous Hai Tang pagoda in back, the Pagoda Field in Cu Lao Cham, Viet Nam is a place of great natural beauty and of religious and historical va...    

MFF in the news

20 Jun 2017

Country: Asia Region, Pakistan, Viet Nam

Topic: Marine Protected Areas

It has been a busy two weeks for MFF in the news, with the UN Oceans Conference, World Oceans Day and the designation of Astola Island as a marine protected area (MPA) taking centre stage. Take a look at what national, regional and even global media ...    

Pakistan declares its first ever MPA

Astola Island, Balochistan Province, Pakistan 16 Jun 2017

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Coastal Governance, Marine Protected Areas

Astola Island has been designated as Pakistan’s first-ever marine protected area (MPA), bringing Pakistan one step closer to achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11. The notification was issued by the Government of Balochistan yesterday, 15 June 2017.    

Is the tide turning for oceans?

08 Jun 2017

Country: Asia Region, Pakistan

Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Marine Protected Areas

This opinion editorial, authored by Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director for IUCN Asia, highlights how establishing marine protected areas could be a key means of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and curbing climate impacts.