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MFF India Small Grant Mid-term Review
New Delhi, India 21 Sep 2012
Country: India
Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation ...
The small grant mid-term review is a useful mechanism through which the progress of projects is evaluated and reviewed by the MFF Secretariat, NCB members and MFF partners.
Coastal Sustainability: Learnings from MFF India projects
New Delhi, India 20 Sep 2012
Country: India
Many of us will never have to stand at lands end, watching the incoming tide, and wonder how to feed and protect our families. But more than 20 million people in India, living along its coasts and depending on a delicate balance between ocean and lan...
Bangladesh NCB endorses its National Strategy and Action Plan
Dhaka, Bangladesh 17 Sep 2012
Second Meeting of MFF Bangladesh NCB held on 17 September 2012 in Dhaka. The NCB endorsed the National Strategy and Action Plan 2012 for MFF Bangladesh at the meeting. MFF coordinator Dr. Steen Christensen attended the meeting as the special guest an...
How the Motorcycle Diaries Inspired Coastal Restoration in South India
Tamil Nadu, India 06 Sep 2012
Country: India
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Capacity development ...
In 2002, inspired by The Motorcycle Diaries and armed with over 5000 pamphlets, Dr. Balaji travelled 1200 km by motorcycle to spread awareness of local conservation issues in over 590 fishing villages in Tamil Nadu. He has continued this work over th...
MFF at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
Jeju, South Korea 06 Sep 2012
Country: Asia Region, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Pakistan, Maldives, Viet Nam, Bangladesh
Topic: Knowledge for Management, Knowledge management and communications, Coastal Governance ...
Building coastal resilience is a significant component of Integrated Coastal Zone Management throughout the world and one that MFF has had significant experience with throughout the Asian region. On 7 September 2012, more than 40 people from varying ...
Sharing Lessons in Mangrove Restoration
Mamallapuram, Chennai, India 30 Aug 2012
Country: Asia Region, India, Indonesia, Seychelles, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Bangladesh
Topic: Knowledge management and communications
"No mangrove, no crab" will strike a familiar chord with mangrove enthusiasts everywhere not only because it sounds like a Bob Marley ditty, but because it alludes to a popular economic benefit of mangrove ecosystems. Professor K Kathiresan of Annam...
Plantation of mangroves over 500 hectares launched along Korangi Phitti Creek System near Port Qasim, Karachi – IUCN Pakistan
Bangkok, Thailand 07 Aug 2012
Country: Pakistan
Topic: Coastal Governance
A project for plantation of mangroves over 500 hectares was formally inaugurated today on the coastline along Korangi Creek near Lat Basti.
MFF India at the Osian Cinefan Flim Festival!
New Delhi, India 07 Aug 2012
Country: India
Topic: Knowledge management and communications
The mangrove film 'Guardians of the Coast' was screened for the public at the 12th Osian Cinefan film festival and highlited the environmental concerns that these ecosystems face
MFF-IUCN Cambodia Organizes First National Meeting
Bangkok, Thailand 07 Aug 2012
Country: Cambodia
Topic: Strategies for Management
The first national meeting on Cambodia-Mangroves for the Future Initiatives was organized by the Ministry of Environment of the Royal Government of Cambodia in cooperation and financial support from MFF IUCN-Cambodia on the 15th of June 2012 at the C...
Marine turtle poachers, traders, and buyers: what can be done?
Hanoi, Viet Nam 02 Aug 2012
Country: Viet Nam
Topic: Sustainable Business Practices
When I was asked if I wanted to join a training workshop on marine turtle conservation in Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh, I eagerly agreed. The next day we left behind the fog and chaos of Hanoi for Central Vietnam where we went to train volunteers, gover...