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Stepping out of the Shadows

Karachi, Pakistan 29 Sep 2015

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Community Resilence, Gender equality

Anyone who has been to the seaside in Karachi would have noticed a row of non-descript simple single-storied houses that flank several meters of the road to Sandspit. Families in Kakapir, this settlement of fishermen in Karachi, are struggling to mak...    

Addressing women's 'double burden' with alternative fuel sources

Mirpur Sakro, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan 02 Jul 2015

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Community Resilence, Gender equality

As a result of the degradation of surrounding lands, the villagers of Mirpur Sakro resort to the cutting of mangroves as a source of fuel wood. A disproportionate level of responsibility is placed on the women of the village to travel vast distances ...    

Healthy fish, healthy gains

Karachi, Pakistan 12 Jun 2015

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Strategies for Management

Fishermen in Rehri village near Karachi have started gaining better value for their fish catch as a result of capacity building in post-harvest fish catch management and receiving modern fish catch handling tools    

Creating space for gender responsive programming

Bangkok, Thailand 20 Feb 2015

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Gender equality

On 19-20 February, MFF, with its Gender Advisory Panel, and senior management of IUCN discussed ways to strengthen gender responsive programming across the organization, including identifying gender action plans at regional and national levels.    

Ecosystems across Borders: MFF at the World Parks Congress 2014

Sydney, Australia 18 Nov 2014

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Community Resilence, Reef to Ridge, Strategies for Management

MFF recently took part in the IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, an event that takes place only once every 10 years, and which focuses on conservation and management of the world's Protected Areas. More than 5,000 people gathered to atte...    

World Parks Congress called to Protect, Restore and Expand Mangroves

Sydney, Australia 17 Nov 2014

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Community Resilence, Strategies for Management

As part of the 2014 World Parks Congress in Sydney, a Call to Action Statement on mangrove protected areas was presented November 17 by the IUCN Mangrove Specialist Group. The Statement recognises that protected areas are a vital tool for conserving ...    

Mangroves for Coastal Defence: New study offers practical guidance for coastal decision makers

London, United Kingdom 06 Nov 2014

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Global, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Community Resilence ...

A new guidebook on mangroves as a coastal defence finds that mangroves can reduce risk from a large number of coastal hazards. The role of mangroves in coastal defence has been widely promoted since the tsunami that struck South-East Asia in 2004. Ye...    

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 ...    

Launch of New Funding for Mangroves for the Future

Bangkok, Thailand 10 Jun 2014

Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Global, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam

Topic: Financing Coastal Conservation, Integrated Coastal Planning

IUCN, UNDP and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) today announced the launch of the third phase of the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) regional initiative with new funding from Sida. The new phase will run from 2014-2018 a...    

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