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Asia’s largest coastal resource management programme sets sights on further growth
Bangkok, Thailand 06 Mar 2019
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence ...
The continuous application of Mangroves for the Future’s (MFF) knowledge and governance structures to leverage and scale up MFF investments, share knowledge and influence national policy development, is critical in contributing to sustainable coastal...
Cambodia workshop builds communications capacity of NGOs, government and civil society
Kampot, Cambodia 31 May 2018
Country: Cambodia
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Knowledge management and communications
From 24 to 25 May 2018, IUCN and MFF Cambodia organised a two-day training workshop on communications in Kampot Province. The aim of the workshop was to improve the capacity of 16 representatives from Cambodian NGOs; civil society, including MFF gra...
Regional Integrated Coastal Management training course extended to Cambodia
Kampot, Cambodia 25 Sep 2017
Country: Cambodia
Topic: Integrated Coastal Planning, Knowledge management and communications
MFF’s long-standing regional Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) training course was successfully extended to national member countries. From 28 August to 1 September, the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) completed the first national level ICM c...
Conserving Southeast Asia’s Seas
Bangkok, Thailand 18 Sep 2017
Country: Asia Region
Topic: Capacity Building, Coastal Governance, Knowledge management and communications ...
Training event strengthens communications capacities of conservation actors across Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 05 Jul 2017
Topic: Capacity Building, Knowledge management and communications
40 conservation practitioners from 13 countries across Asia took part in a capacity-building workshop on strategic communications in Bangkok, Thailand from 5-7 July. The workshop was organised by IUCN, in collaboration with Mangroves for the Future (...
Bangladesh celebrates biodiversity and tourism
Dhaka, Bangladesh 21 May 2017
Country: Bangladesh
Topic: Capacity development, Coastal Governance, Economic Valuation ...
A well-managed ecosystem provides an important foundation for many aspects of tourism. Tourism revenue, in turn, can contribute to the maintenance, protection and conservation of key wildlife populations – which is why the theme of this year’s Intern...
Astola Island as a Marine Protected Area
Pakistan 07 Apr 2017
Country: Pakistan
Topic: Integrated Coastal Planning, Knowledge management and communications, Marine Protected Areas
Located approximately 25 km off the coast of Balochistan Province, Astola is Pakistan’s largest offshore island. Also known as “Jezira Haft Talar” (Island of the Seven Hills) due to the small, rocky mountains that span the 6.7 km2 island, this scenic...
Book launch - Hope for the future
Bangkok, Thailand 02 Feb 2017
Country: Thailand
Topic: Knowledge management and communications
To celebrate World Wetlands Day 2017, MFF has launched a photobook that showcases the lives of Thailand's coastal community members who rely on mangrove forests for their survival. The book also pays tribute to the people who have dedicated their liv...
A look back at 2016: Coastal conservation in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 31 Jan 2017
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement ...
Through Mangroves for the Future (MFF), coastal conservation in Asia will enter the new year with renewed optimism after making significant progress towards sustainable development in 2016.
The business community: Partners for a sustainable future
Bangkok, Thailand 30 Jan 2017
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh
Topic: Knowledge management and communications, Sustainable Business Practices
If there are three words that sum up the spirit of the Responsible Business Forum (RBF) on Sustainable Development which took place in Singapore in November, they are ‘Innovation’, ‘Collaboration’ and ‘Action’.