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Wetlands and its communities: The story of Yus - an advocate for coastal conservation

Indonesia 28 Apr 2016

Country: Indonesia

“I am very passionate about working with local communities as I believe it is a fundamental aspect for achieving conservation goals, contribute to communities’ well-being, and ensure programme sustainability.” - Yus, Programme Manager for Wetlands In...    

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...    

Gender Equality in Development Cooperation

Bangkok, Thailand 31 Mar 2016

Country: Bangladesh

Topic: Gender equality

SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) - an MFF institutional partner, recently published a series of stories highlighting the importance of gender equality in development cooperation. One of the articles titled "Reducing the ‘in...    

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...    

Improved livelihoods and access to affordable, clean energy for Cambodian communities

Koh Kong, Cambodia 18 Mar 2016

Country: Asia Region, Cambodia

Topic: Capacity development, Sustainable Livelihoods

Koh Kong province is home to the largest mangrove forests in Cambodia, covering over 62,000 hectares and providing local communities with substantial direct benefits such as food and other non-timber forest products, as well as indirect benefits such...    

Infographic: Women In Coastal Conservation

Bangkok, Thailand 08 Mar 2016

In celebration of International Women’s Day, MFF has developed an infographic showcasing its Gender Responsive initiatives/achievements over the years. With increasing capacity for monitoring gender impacts and women’s empowerment, MFF SGF projects a...    

Mother Nurture

Bangkok, Thailand 08 Mar 2016

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Gender equality

Every day, women all over the world make countless decisions that affect the environment. In many countries, women often play a dominant role in natural resource management and have traditional responsibilities such as growing food, collecting water,...    

Women of Kraksaan leading the way in mangrove conservation

Kraksaan sub-district, Probolinggo district, East Java province, Indonesia 26 Feb 2016

Country: Indonesia

Topic: Capacity Building, Community Resilence, Gender equality ...

45-year-old mother of two Tutut Ulfa Rahayu, is a fish farm worker. Tutut is one of many women from Kraksaan sub-district, Indonesia, who acknowledges the importance of mangrove ecosystems to sustain her livelihood, as well as improve her family's we...    

Asia shrimp farmers restock mangrove "supermarket" by going organic

Bangkok, Thailand 01 Feb 2016

Country: Thailand, Asia Region

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence, Financing Coastal Conservation ...

A recent article published by Thomson Reuters Foundation highlights how the introduction of organic shrimp production in Thailand thanks to the Mangroves and Markets (MAM) project, a spin-off of the MFF programme, is stemming mangrove degradation and...    

Coastal ecosystems to benefit from cooperation between DMCR and IUCN

Bangkok, Thailand 29 Jan 2016

Country: Thailand

Topic: Marine Protected Areas, Coastal Governance

The signing of an MOU on January 28 between the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, marks a significant step toward improved management of coastal resources and ecosystems in Tha...