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Stakeholder consultative meeting on preparation of Pakistan Coastal Programme Integrated Programme Needed for Coastal Development

Karachi, Pakistan 11 Nov 2013

Country: Pakistan

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

MFF and Wetlands International renew Indonesia programme

Jakarta, Indonesia 31 Oct 2013

Country: Asia Region, Indonesia

Topic: Community Resilence, Financing Coastal Conservation, Sustainable Livelihoods

Mangroves for the Future, with the National Coordinating Body of Indonesia, witnessed the signing of a new agreement with Wetlands International (WI) - Indonesia Programme that kicks off new small grant facility projects in the country.    

Regional partners endorse ecosystem approach to fisheries management

Kerala, India 27 Oct 2013

Country: Asia Region, India

Topic: Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning, Marine Protected Areas

Mangroves for the Future (MFF) and the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, convened a Regional Fisheries Symposium at Kochi in the southern coastal state of Kerala, India between the 27-30 October 2013, in partnership with the B...    

Coastal erosion, small islands, and responsible diving on regional MFF spotlight

Bangkok, Thailand 24 Oct 2013

Country: Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Coastal Governance, Community Resilence, Marine Protected Areas

Regional Grant Facility projects being implemented by MFF institutional partner United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to produce a new set of information material to shed more light about ecosystem-based approaches related to small islands gove...    

Resilience Training Workshop, MFF Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan 07 Oct 2013

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning ...

Sri Lanka Divisional Forest Officers enhance knowledge on protected mangrove declaration process

Colombo, Sri Lanka 24 Sep 2013

Country: Sri Lanka

Topic: Capacity Building

Funded by MFF, 11 Divisional Forest Officers in Sri Lanka underwent training in mangrove declaration and mapping process.    

Supporting a sanctuary for seagrasses in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay.

Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India 16 Sep 2013

Country: India

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Civil Society Engagement ...

Seagrasses are amongst the least understood marine ecosystems in India. Despite being classified as ecologically sensitive regions and protected under the Coastal Regulation Zone Act, they have been largely left out of education, research, and manage...    

Saving our speckled giants

West coast of India 16 Sep 2013

Country: India

Topic: Capacity development, Management Assessment and Monitoring, Capacity Building ...

The largest fish in the world, whale sharks, have faced population declines globally. In Gujarat, India, they were once killed in large numbers, fetching up to USD 2,250 for fishermen. This was curbed in May 2001 when the species was afforded the hig...    

MFF welcomes Cambodia as 10th member country

Hoi An, Viet Nam 13 Sep 2013

Country: Asia Region, Cambodia

Topic: Coastal Governance

The Regional Steering Committee (RSC -10) meeting held in Hoi An, Viet Nam from 11-14 September 2013 endorsed the membership of Cambodia as the 10th MFF country. The nine MFF member countries, institutional partners FAO, IUCN, UNDP, UNEP, Wetlands I...    

Protecting Asia’s Coasts for People and Nature : Viet Nam hosts 10th MFF regional meeting with focus on building community resilience

Hoi An, Viet Nam 11 Sep 2013

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

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Coastal Governance ...

The 10th Regional Steering Committee of the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative was held in Hoi An, Da Nang province, with representatives from the nine member countries convening to discuss efforts to protect coastal regions for people and for...