2017
298 News items found
Where the Ocean Begins: MFF featured in Sri Lanka business chamber's "The New Standard"
Bangkok, Thailand 04 Aug 2014
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Private sector partnerships
The Sri Lanka Business and Biodiversity (SL B&B) Platform is a tool to foster dialogue between the private sector and conservation agencies. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has joined together with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)...
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...
Launch of New Funding for Mangroves for the Future
Bangkok, Thailand 10 Jun 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Global, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Financing Coastal Conservation, Integrated Coastal Planning
IUCN, UNDP and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) today announced the launch of the third phase of the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) regional initiative with new funding from Sida. The new phase will run from 2014-2018 a...
Building on Success, Learning from our Shared Experience
Bangkok, Thailand 11 May 2014
The last seven years of establishing country structures, defining priorities for coastal management and funding projects have provided some valuable insights that will play an important role in defining how MFF moves forward in the years to come.
Immunizing natural disaster impacts with natural infrastructure
New Delhi, India 06 May 2014
Country: India
Topic: Knowledge management and communications
Amongst the most productive ecosystems on the planet, coastal habitats ensure the well-being of a large percentage of the countries’ population, regulating global climate and contributing to the essential adaptive capacity of coastal communities. The...
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...
Shortlisted proponents of SGF Phase 2: Cycle 4 in Sri Lanka undergo training in project cycle management
Jaffna, Sri Lanka 08 Apr 2014
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Capacity Building
Divers working together with local communities to save the Bay of Bengal
Saint Martin's Island, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 07 Apr 2014
Country: Bangladesh
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Financing Coastal Conservation
In a bid to create awareness among the islanders and tourists about dangers of solid waste pollution in seas, MFF and Save Our Sea (SoS) on April 7 conducted an annual underwater clean-up dive at Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh.
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...