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Blue Economy for Climate Change Resilience: Towards Partnerships and Collaboration
Bangkok, Thailand 20 Nov 2015
Country: Thailand
Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence ...
On 23 November 2015, representatives from 11 countries, experts from international agencies, civil society and NGOs will come together for a thematic consultation on the “Blue Economy for Climate Change Resilience: Towards Partnerships and Collaborat...
Mangroves for the Future: Engaging the private sector in supporting coastal resilience in Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand 29 Oct 2015
Country: Thailand
Topic: Sustainable Business Practices, Private sector partnerships
Two years ago, IUCN, in collaboration with Mangroves for the Future, launched a partnership with Marriott Hotels & Resorts Thailand to support coastal communities and mangrove restoration efforts in Thailand. Mangrove trees were set up in front of th...
MFF SGF Phase 2 Cycle 4 Grantees share their lessons
Colombo, Sri Lanka 23 Oct 2015
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation
Phase 2 (Cycle 4) of Mangroves for the Future (MFF) Small Grants Facility (SGF) in Sri Lanka came to an end in July 2015. The grant recipients met on 23 October 2015, in Colombo, to share the lessons learned from their projects. Five small grant proj...
Leaders for Nature is expanding in India
Odisha, India 30 Sep 2015
Country: India
Topic: Capacity development, Private sector partnerships, Sustainable Business Practices
For its latest Master Class, the Leaders for Nature initiative collaborated with Mangroves for the Future to highlight coastal and marine biodiversity issues in India. The goal of the master class was to work towards a government-business-community a...
Stepping out of the Shadows
Karachi, Pakistan 29 Sep 2015
Country: Pakistan
Topic: Community Resilence, Gender equality
Anyone who has been to the seaside in Karachi would have noticed a row of non-descript simple single-storied houses that flank several meters of the road to Sandspit. Families in Kakapir, this settlement of fishermen in Karachi, are struggling to mak...
Revitalizing Demak’s coasts through community action and local government support
Wedung Village, Demak, Central Java 28 Sep 2015
Country: Indonesia
Topic: Community Resilence, Knowledge management and communications
Wedung is one of the villages experiencing the effects of mangrove area conversion into hectares of fishponds. But villagers in the area are keen to stop further coastal ecosystem degradation in their village.
Investigating the impacts of infrastructure on ecology and coastal livelihoods
Jaffna, Sri Lanka 24 Sep 2015
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Knowledge for Management
Scientists from Jaffna University in Sri Lanka have undertaken a small grant project whose impacts are widespread and long-term. The results of their research have given new life to an important lagoon in the northern part of the country, enhancing b...
Health N’ Delft: New way of drying fish attracts health-conscious market for Delft Island fishers
Delft Island, Sri Lanka 03 Sep 2015
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Sustainable Livelihoods
MFF SGF project introduced a new method of drying fish to fisher women of the Delft Island.
International Migratory Bird Day inspires Jaffna youth in ecosystem conservation
Jaffna, Sri Lanka 26 Aug 2015
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Capacity Building
The Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka is located on a migratory bird pathway traversed by many water bodies, and is known to be a haven for birds and a favored destination of bird lovers. In celebration of the importance of migratory birds and p...
Building resilience must be a priority in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 24 Aug 2015
Country: Asia Region
Topic: Community Resilence
Building resilience should be a key priority in Asia and the region must look toward ensuring the health of nature in order to secure the future of its people, IUCN said at the conclusion of the organization’s 6th Asia Regional Conservation Forum hel...