News

Love for Mangroves is Love for God

Orissa, India 28 Feb 2012

Country: India

Topic: Capacity Building, Community Resilence, Climate change ...

Midterm Review of Phase 2 of MFF Small Grants Facility in Sri Lanka

Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka 23 Feb 2012

Country: Sri Lanka

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Sustainable Livelihoods, Civil Society Engagement

The Phase 2 of the Small Grants Facility (SGF) of the Mangrove for the Future (MFF) initiative which commenced operation in 2011 has so far funded 22 projects to be implemented in five coastal priority areas in Sri Lanka. The grants were awarded May ...    

Stakeholders Workshop for Phase 2-SGF Projects

Bangkok, Thailand 29 Sep 2011

Country: Thailand

Topic: Knowledge management and communications, Capacity development, Strategies for Management ...

As the selected mechanism for implementing MFF/SGF in Thailand, the same procedure as practiced by GEF SGP and in the past Phase I of MFF/SGF, including convening the Stakeholders Workshop, was adopted. As to the workshop, it was planned with technic...    

Community actions call for sound coastal investment

Port Glaud, Mahe, Seychelles

Country: Seychelles

Topic: Civil Society Engagement

Sustainability for Seychelles (S4S), a national non-governmental organisation, prompted the community of Port Glaud to react towards the development of a Five Star resort within their small but diverse community. The Constance Ephelia Resort sits in ...    

Generating and applying knowledge in MFF projects

Asia Region

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Knowledge for Management

Through projects implemented by the MFF grants facility, MFF has been able to effectively demonstrate a number of successful management models and approaches that apply knowledge in coastal management decision making processes. MFF interventions incl...    

Strengthening the Empowerment Process

Asia Region

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement

In coastal communities, empowerment is the development of the ability (power) to exercise management control of resources and institutions to enhance livelihood opportunities and secure sustainable use of resources upon which communities depend for t...    

Promoting Good Governance and Policy Solutions

Asia Region

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Strategies for Management

Through the establishment of the National Coordinating Body (NCB), an informal structure with the function of bringing key players together (government sectors, NGOs, private sector and academic institutions), MFF has developed a mechanism with the u...    

Promoting and influencing policy through small projects

Asia Region

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Coastal Governance

Since 2009, the MFF Small Grant Facility (SGF) and implementation of local projects has provided the main avenue for influencing local policy. SGF project results are increasingly used by NCBs for policy advocacy to influence state agencies for bette...