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Conserving mangroves for otters
Phuket, Thailand 23 Mar 2013
Country: Thailand
Topic: Strategies for Management, Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance
Phuket in Thailand has become a popular destination for tourists but its rapid growth of urbanization has led to the loss of its mangrove areas. Since the 1980s one third of mangroves in Phuket have been lost due to urbanization and conversion of coa...
Women in Bhitarkanika join the crusade to save mangroves!
Orissa, India 22 Mar 2013
Country: India
Topic: Knowledge for Management, Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building ...
The Bhitarkanika mangrove sanctuary is the life force for the majority of coastal communities living in the Kendrapara district of Orissa, India. Although the sanctuary serves to protect fundamental ecosystem services and diversity, several communiti...
Safeguarding Pakistan's Coastal & Marine Resources
Pakistan 22 Mar 2013
Country: Pakistan
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Knowledge management and communications
Awareness of different stakeholders is an important element in the process leading to achievement of objectives of integrated coastal management. The unique engagement of Pakistan Navy in creation of awareness among their ranks through a MFF grant ha...
The story of Koh Kakip commune in Cambodia
Koh Kapik, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia 22 Mar 2013
One of three Ramsar Sites in Cambodia, situated in Koh Kong province of Cambodia, Koh Kapik is rich in biodiversity resources on which its local people depend for their sustenance. Situated in the Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) in Koh Kong pro...
Reintroduction of traditional crab traps increases income of fishers in Kokilai Lagoon, Sri Lanka
Kokilai, Sri Lanka 22 Mar 2013
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Sustainable Livelihoods, Sustainable Business Practices
Use of traditional traps have reduced wastage of fishery resources and by-catch. Selective harvest facilitated by traps enables the fishermen to throw the under-weight and gravid crabs back to the lagoon.
Canal re-excavation leads to better adaptation
Munshiganj, Satkhira, Bangladesh 22 Mar 2013
Country: Bangladesh
Topic: Community Resilence
A small initiative to revive a freshwater canal of Jelekhali village resulted in community empowerment and increased food security. A model case from Bangladesh to be replicated for ecosystem based adaptation in the coastal context.
Working with fisherwomen in Xuan Thuy National Park
Xuan Thuy National Park, Viet Nam 22 Mar 2013
Country: Viet Nam
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Community Resilence ...
Every day, hundreds of local fisherwomen enter the mangrove forest in Xuan Thuy National Park to collect shells, mollusks, crabs, and other aquatic products. Although the law prohibits any kind of resource extraction in the core zone, the poor women...
Strengthening Community Awareness through the Media
Kendrapara, Orissa, India 13 Mar 2013
Country: India
Topic: Knowledge for Management, Knowledge management and communications
The use of media to advance sustainable resource management and conservation in a cost effective, efficient and accessible manner is an integral component in most successful projects
Potential Area Mapping for Mangrove Restoration in South Gujarat
Gujarat, India 13 Mar 2013
Country: India
Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Capacity Building ...
Mangroves are the most important ecological bio-shields for the coasts; they protect our coastlines, harbor unique biodiversity, support fisheries and protect coastal populations against storms, cyclones and tsunamis
Nukkad Natak (street theatre) and the mangroves of Kendrapara
Kendrapara, Orissa, India 13 Mar 2013
Country: India
Topic: Knowledge for Management, Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement ...
The new wave of environmental challenges (such as cross-boundary water disputes, climate change, etc.) is not often easily addressed within the social, economic and cultural frameworks of coastal communities in India. One of the primary reasons for t...