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International Year of the Reef: Joining forces to fight for the health of our oceans
Phuket, Thailand 25 Jul 2018
Country: Thailand
Topic: Capacity Building, Coastal Governance, Economic Valuation ...
“Collaboration,” “Education” and “Innovation” are three words that summed up a workshop on 20 July aimed at promoting best practices in coastal and marine conservation among the private sector.
Closing the 'plastic loop' on marine waste across Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 06 Jun 2018
Country: Global, Asia Region
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Climate change ...
In a special World Environment Day op-ed, Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director for IUCN Asia and Director of IUCN's Regional Hub for Asia-Oceania, writes about grassroots initiatives and efforts to engage the private sector that IUCN and Mangroves ...
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 ...
Certified organic: A new prawn paradigm in Bangladesh
Shyamnagar, Bangladesh 07 Dec 2017
Country: Bangladesh
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance ...
In Shyamnagar, Bangladesh, approximately 17,000 hectares of land (nearly the area of Washington D.C.) are being used for shrimp cultivation.
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.
Mangroves For The Future – Contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Bangkok, Thailand 26 Jul 2016
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Capacity Building, Climate change, Community Resilence ...
To celebrate International Mangroves Day, Mangroves for the Future (MFF) has released a multimedia story showcasing its achievements and efforts across 11 countries towards achieving the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG...
Marriott and MFF: The power of private sector partnership
Bangkok, Thailand 14 Jun 2016
Country: Asia Region, Thailand
Topic: Capacity Building, Climate change, Coastal Governance ...
Through Mangroves for the Future (MFF), IUCN established a partnership with Marriott Hotels & Resorts to protect the environment and support Thailand’s local communities through mangrove restoration, the use of sustainable seafood sources and local ...
Green Fins: Improving sustainability in the marine tourism sector
Bangkok, Thailand 16 May 2016
Country: Asia Region
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement ...
Originally established in Thailand in 2004, the Green Fins approach, a tool for supporting adoption and implementation of best practices in the diving and snorkeling tourism industry, is now active in six countries in Asia and is currently being expa...
Pakistan: IUCN and Engro Elengy Terminal Limited to restore mangroves on 500 hectares of coastline
Karachi, Pakistan 20 Apr 2016
Country: Pakistan
Topic: Private sector partnerships
Through its Business and Biodiversity Programme, IUCN Pakistan is working with Engro Elengy Terminal (Pvt) Limited (EETPL), a liquefied natural gas handling and processing company, to implement the ‘Restoration of Mangroves Ecosystem in Port Qasim Ar...
Navy to plant a million mangroves for Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan 21 Mar 2016
Country: Pakistan
Topic: Private sector partnerships, Coastal Governance, Financing Coastal Conservation
On International Day of Forests on March 21, the Pakistan Navy took a major step forward towards rehabilitating threatened mangrove reserves along Pakistan’s coastline, by launching a Mangrove Plantation Campaign, in association with MFF Pakistan.The...