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Mangroves for the Future holds 13th Regional Steering Committee meeting in Bangladesh
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 26 Oct 2016
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Climate change ...
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) held its 13th Steering Committee meeting in Cox’s Bazar on October 25 and 26 to assess the programme’s achievements over the past year and discuss plans for the years ahead. The Committee discussed strategic issues, inc...
Social Empowerment: Foundation for effective governance of natural resources
19 Oct 2016
Country: Asia Region
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence, Gender equality
More than 400,000 people living near the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh depend on forests for their livelihoods. Unfortunately, the health, wellbeing and quality of life of these people are often affected by recurring cyclones and p...
Farmed fish: a nature based solution for increased resilience
Andhra Pradesh, India 04 Oct 2016
Country: India
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence ...
In 2007, IUCN and M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) partnered through the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative to address a critical need. Across the east coast of India, abandoned land stand testament to unsustainable aquaculture pra...
Bridging the gap between dolphin tourism and conservation
Goa, India 29 Sep 2016
Country: India
Topic: Climate change, Knowledge for Management, Sustainable Business Practices
Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of tourism, and has the potential to drive changing attitudes towards wildlife conservation. For many coastal nations it is the revenue generated through marine wildlife-based tourism that supports con...
Nature for all: Converging to save the planet
Bangkok, Thailand 20 Sep 2016
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence
Where (mangrove) trees thrive, birds prosper
Bangkok, Thailand 15 Sep 2016
Country: Thailand
Topic: Sustainable Business Practices
Mangroves are a sign of resilience and resistance, and are critical in maintaining the health of local fishing industries and in protecting vulnerable coastlines from natural disasters. They provide spawning and nursery areas for fish, food and other...
Call for project concept notes
Maldives 04 Sep 2016
Country: Maldives
Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Sustainable Livelihoods
IUCN and Oxfam collaborate to enhance gender integration in the lower Mekong
Phnom Penh, Cambodia 16 Aug 2016
Country: Cambodia
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence ...
Gender integration in water governance policies received a boost in the Lower Mekong Region through a recent workshop co-organised by Oxfam and IUCN. Held from July 11 to 12 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the workshop provided a platform for knowledge-shar...
Mangroves For The Future – Contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Bangkok, Thailand 26 Jul 2016
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Capacity Building, Climate change, Community Resilence ...
To celebrate International Mangroves Day, Mangroves for the Future (MFF) has released a multimedia story showcasing its achievements and efforts across 11 countries towards achieving the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG...
Gender Equity And Participatory Development: Portrait Of A Pioneer
Indonesia 22 Jul 2016
Country: Indonesia
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Coastal Governance ...
In the volcano-studded island of Java, the fourth largest island in Indonesia, one woman stands at the forefront of efforts to mainstream participatory development and gender into conservation.
In the third of a series of stories celebrating and...