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Rising to the challenge of whale shark conservation
Mumbai, India 03 Jun 2015
Country: India
Topic: Strategies for Management
Marking a significant start to whale shark conservation in Maharashtra, the Mangrove Cell, Forest Department of Maharashtra, and IUCN India collaboratively organised a stakeholder workshop for the development of a management and conservation plan for...
Sri Lanka announces nationwide protection for mangrove forests
Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 May 2015
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Coastal Governance
MFF National Coordinating Body member Sudeesa (formerly known as Small Fishers Federation of Lanka), US based NGO Seacology and the government launched the Sri Lanka Mangrove Conservation Project, a joint programme that will make Sri Lanka "the first...
Keeping the future of Hammerhead sharks alive
Mahe, Seychelles 30 Apr 2015
Country: Seychelles
Topic: Strategies for Management
The Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna Iewini) is one of three species of hammerheads known to occur in Seychelles waters. A survey in 2013 showed that it was the second most common species caught in Seychelles artisanal fishery of all sharks caugh...
Mangroves for the Future supports Scalloped hammerhead shark fishery survey
Mahe, Seychelles 27 Apr 2015
Country: Seychelles
Topic: Strategies for Management
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) is working on an assessment of the Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) population and fishery in Seychelles. The project has recently been approved for support under the MFF Small Grants Facility and is being managed ...
National Coordination Body on Mangroves for Future calls for action to restore health of our oceans
New Delhi, India 15 Apr 2015
Country: India
Topic: Coastal Governance
Mangroves for Future is a regional initiative to restore Mangroves across 11 countries including India. This programme is steered by respective Governments in association with scientific institutions, private sector, and international organizations. ...
Building opportunities for fisher-women in Tamil Nadu: the power of micro-financing
Ramnathapuram, Tamil Nadu 23 Mar 2015
Country: India
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence, Gender equality ...
Up to 87% of the poorest households in India do not have access to credit; 380 million are in need of microfinance services. Unequal education opportunities and access to business prospects has resulted in stunted economic security, particularly amon...
Empowering women: a win for the environment and humanity
08 Mar 2015
Country: Asia Region, Viet Nam
Topic: Gender equality
In a small village near Xuan Thuy National Park in Vietnam, Pham Thi Kim Phuong starts her day at 4:00 am, preparing food for the family and for the cattle. Before the sun rises, she bikes seven kilometres to the mudflats by the park’s mangroves. The...
Protecting "Wetlands for our Future"
Trapeang Sangke, Kampot, Cambodia 07 Mar 2015
Country: Cambodia
Topic: Strategies for Management
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) in Cambodia, in partnership with the Department of Wetlands and Coastal Zones of the Ministry of Environment and other conservation NGOs, celebrated World Wetlands Day 2015 under the international theme of "Wetlands for...
Creating space for gender responsive programming
Bangkok, Thailand 20 Feb 2015
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Gender equality
On 19-20 February, MFF, with its Gender Advisory Panel, and senior management of IUCN discussed ways to strengthen gender responsive programming across the organization, including identifying gender action plans at regional and national levels.
VIETGAP: better livelihoods and a clearer environment
Ha Noi, Viet Nam 20 Jan 2015
Country: Viet Nam
Topic: Community Resilence, Sustainable Livelihoods
Tran Van Van, his wife Nguyen Thi Hong, and their two children live in Kim Trung Commune, Ninh Binh Province where they farm white leg shrimp in 3.5 hectares of pond. Two years ago, after frequent disease outbreaks, they defaulted on a 16 million don...