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New regional Gender Advisory Panel to advance gender strategy in MFF
Bangkok, Thailand 27 Aug 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Gender equality
On August 27 MFF convened a meeting of gender practice leaders and IUCN senior managers at the IUCN Asia Regional Office, for an initial discussion on the establishment of a regional Gender Advisory Panel for MFF and for IUCN Asia, endorsing the impo...
4th Integrated Coastal Management course kickstarts new learning opportunities for Asia coastal managers
Bangkok, Thailand 18 Aug 2014
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Knowledge for Management
The postgraduate certificate course on Integrated Coastal Management introduces the concept, principles, process and tools of ICM, and provides an opportunity to learn from integrated coastal management programs and experiences from around the world ...
Mangroves and climate change given spotlight at 2014 Forest Asia Summit
Jakarta, Indonesia 05 May 2014
Country: Asia Region, Indonesia
Topic: Climate change, Community Resilence
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) was proud to host a side-event May 5, on the topic “Managing mangrove forests for climate change adaptation and mitigation benefits,” at the 2014 Forest Asia Summit organized by the Centre for International Forestry Res...
Towards Building Coastal Resilience in South and South-East Asia
Dhaka, Bangladesh 31 Mar 2014
Country: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Viet Nam
Topic: Community Resilence
MFF National Coordinating Body (NCB) of Bangladesh and the MFF Regional Secretariat arranged regional symposium with the goal of sharing experiences between Bangladesh and India, Indonesia and Viet Nam, on ways to build coastal community resilience u...
MFF and Wetlands International renew Indonesia programme
Jakarta, Indonesia 31 Oct 2013
Country: Asia Region, Indonesia
Topic: Community Resilence, Financing Coastal Conservation, Sustainable Livelihoods
Mangroves for the Future, with the National Coordinating Body of Indonesia, witnessed the signing of a new agreement with Wetlands International (WI) - Indonesia Programme that kicks off new small grant facility projects in the country.
Protecting Asia’s Coasts for People and Nature : Viet Nam hosts 10th MFF regional meeting with focus on building community resilience
Hoi An, Viet Nam 11 Sep 2013
Country: India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Asia Region
Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Coastal Governance ...
The 10th Regional Steering Committee of the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative was held in Hoi An, Da Nang province, with representatives from the nine member countries convening to discuss efforts to protect coastal regions for people and for...
From "Climate Proof" to Coastal Community Resilience
19 Jul 2013
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Viet Nam, Indonesia
Topic: Community Resilence, Integrated Coastal Planning, Climate change
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) has included Climate Change as a cross-cutting theme since 2008. In 2010, jointly with UNEP, UNDP and IUCN, MFF published 'Climate Proof', a four-step guide to assist proponents in considering the potential impacts of ...
3rd Postgraduate Certificate Course on Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) launched
Bangkok, Thailand 22 Jan 2013
Country: India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Asia Region
Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation ...
The 3rd Postgraduate Certificate Course on Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) was launched at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok on Monday. The participants are being trained under the partnership initiative of MFF, BOBLEME and AIT.
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...