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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...
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
Dugongs and Seagrasses
Gulf of Mannar 01 Aug 2012
Topic: Knowledge for Management, Marine Protected Areas
The Gulf of Mannar, a biologically diverse expanse of water between India and Sri Lanka, supports a vast seagrass ecosystem and plays host to the globally endangered Dugong. MFF India and our partners have undertaken a project to document the presenc...
Love for Mangroves is Love for God
Orissa, India 28 Feb 2012
Country: India
Topic: Capacity Building, Community Resilence, Climate change ...