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New toolkit helps development practitioners integrate gender into sustainable coastal resource management in Asia

Bangkok, Thailand 08 Mar 2019

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement, Gender equality ...

In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, IUCN, through its Mangroves for the Future programme, in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), have launched a ...    

Dive on in – fishermen help restore corals in Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area

Cu Lao Cham MPA, Viet Nam 06 Mar 2019

Country: Viet Nam

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence ...

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...    

Integrated Mangrove Fisheries Farming System: Scaling up a nature based solution in coastal states of India

Bangkok, Thailand 01 Mar 2019

Country: India

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Climate change, Community Resilence

Southeast Asia must integrate gender considerations in coastal resource management

Bangkok, Thailand 14 Dec 2018

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Coastal Governance, Gender equality, Strategies for Management

A Regional Gender Study completed in 2018 has shown that many countries in Southeast Asia are not adequately integrating gender considerations into their national policies for fisheries and coastal resource management. The results of the study, condu...    

Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean: catalysing new commitments to improving ocean health in Asia-Pacific

Bangkok, Thailand 12 Dec 2018

Country: Asia Region, Global

Topic: Strategies for Management

On 20 November, IUCN Asia and MFF attended the Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean event in Bangkok. Taking place between the first Ocean Conference in 2017 and the second in 2020, the event gave ocean stakeholders – member states, UN agencies, civil soci...    

Sometimes, you just need to let nature take its course

Myanmar 21 Nov 2018

Country: Myanmar

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence, Strategies for Management ...

Growing over an estimated area of over half a million hectares, mangrove coverage in Myanmar is the second largest in Asia after Indonesia. These mangroves provide food, shelter and livelihoods to millions of delta and coastal dwellers in Myanmar and...    

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...    

Future Wetland Guardians of the Seychelles

Seychelles 24 Oct 2018

Country: Seychelles

Topic: Capacity Building, Community Resilence

Wetlands are extremely important. However, in the Seychelles, many people refer to wetlands as marshes, which is perceived as synonymous to dirty water.    

Mangroves For the Future video: A look back

Bali, Indonesia 05 Oct 2018

Country: Global

Topic: Sustainable Livelihoods, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, Integrated Coastal Planning ...

IUCN Asia and Mangroves for the Future (MFF) have produced a video showcasing MFF’s growth and impact in Asia. This video was recently premiered at the 15th meeting of the MFF Regional Steering Committee that took place in Bali, Indonesia, at the end...