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Blue Bond initiative to protect marine resources launched

Seychelles 12 Jan 2016

Country: Seychelles

Topic: Economic Valuation, Integrated Coastal Planning, Private sector partnerships

Oceans play a significant role in everyone’s lives, but no one is more dependent on them than small, vulnerable and isolated island developing states. Unfortunately, the “deadly trio” of acidification, warming and declining oxygen levels is posing a ...    

Mangrove restoration project empowers Indian fisherfolk community

Karankadu, India 12 Jan 2016

Country: India, Asia Region

Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Community Resilence ...

Depleting fish numbers and competition with bigger fishing companies left Jenitha and her community in Karankadu, India struggling for a reliable source of income. Through a mangrove restoration project supported by MFF, Jenitha picked up new supplem...    

Mangrove Restoration in Bang Kaeo sub-district, Samut Songkhram: A 2015 MFF and Marriott hotels project.

Bangkok, Thailand 06 Jan 2016

Country: Thailand

Topic: Community Resilence, Coastal Governance, Private sector partnerships

Catalyzing inter-regional cooperation on the Blue Economy in Asia

Bangkok, Thailand 23 Dec 2015

Country: Thailand, Asia Region

Topic: Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance ...

Conservationists and experts urge for environmental management of navigation and reduction of pollution in the Sundarban waters

Dhaka, Bangladesh 08 Dec 2015

Country: Bangladesh

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning ...

Regular spillage of oils, release of ballast and bilge water from vessels navigating through the Sundarban and increasing industrial development requires sincere attention to be brought under environmental management, in addition to a contingency pla...    

IUCN and MFF highlight importance of sustainable tourism for members of Pacific Asia Travel Association

Bangkok, Thailand 01 Dec 2015

Country: Thailand

Topic: Knowledge management and communications, Private sector partnerships

Sustainable tourism was the focus at the recent PATA Academy, held in Bangkok from December 1-3, 2015. Organized by the Pacific Asia Tourism Authority (PATA), the Academy was attended by PATA members from nine countries in the region, and had the goa...    

Mangroves and shrimp: A comparison of China and Vietnam experiences

Hanoi, Viet Nam 27 Nov 2015

Country: Viet Nam

Topic: Capacity development, Private sector partnerships

As part of MFF's Sino-Vietnam Initiative, a workshop in Hanoi and a field trip in Quang Ninh were organized from November 27-28, 2015 for a group of Vietnamese and Chinese mangrove specialists and Quang Ninh provincial officials. The purpose was to c...    

Inter-regional Blue Economy collaboration urged for climate change resilience in Asia

Bangkok, Thailand 23 Nov 2015

Country: Thailand

Topic: Coastal Governance, Community Resilence, Integrated Coastal Planning

Representatives from coastal and island countries from across Asia gathered in Bangkok last November 23 to discuss how they can forge stronger inter-regional cooperation to promote Blue Economy approaches to address marine and coastal conservation ch...    

MFF’s future gets mapped out at the 12th Regional Steering Committee (RSC) Meeting

Bangkok, Thailand 23 Nov 2015

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Capacity Building, Climate change, Coastal Governance

MFF’s annual meeting of partners and donors assessed 2015 achievements and discussed directions of the project for the years ahead. This year’s gathering, the 12th Regional Steering Committee (RSC) meeting, was held in Bangkok from 23 - 24 November. ...