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Improving waste management in Toul Toueng Commune, Cambodia
Toul Toueng Commune, Cambodia 31 May 2017
Country: Cambodia, Asia Region
Topic: Capacity Building, Community Resilence, Integrated Coastal Planning
To address a growing waste management problem in Cambodia, Mangroves for the Future (MFF) funded a project implemented by the Center for Biodiversity Conservation (CBC) of the Royal University of Phnom Penh that has helped reduce the proliferation of...
Bangladesh celebrates biodiversity and tourism
Dhaka, Bangladesh 21 May 2017
Country: Bangladesh
Topic: Capacity development, Coastal Governance, Economic Valuation ...
A well-managed ecosystem provides an important foundation for many aspects of tourism. Tourism revenue, in turn, can contribute to the maintenance, protection and conservation of key wildlife populations – which is why the theme of this year’s Intern...
Astola Island as a Marine Protected Area
Pakistan 07 Apr 2017
Country: Pakistan
Topic: Integrated Coastal Planning, Knowledge management and communications, Marine Protected Areas
Located approximately 25 km off the coast of Balochistan Province, Astola is Pakistan’s largest offshore island. Also known as “Jezira Haft Talar” (Island of the Seven Hills) due to the small, rocky mountains that span the 6.7 km2 island, this scenic...
A look back at 2016: Coastal conservation in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 31 Jan 2017
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Civil Society Engagement ...
Through Mangroves for the Future (MFF), coastal conservation in Asia will enter the new year with renewed optimism after making significant progress towards sustainable development in 2016.
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...
Blog: Can science benefit both mud crabs and local fishers in the Sundarban?
Bangladesh 04 Jul 2016
Country: Bangladesh
Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning ...
A blog posted recently by Mahatub Khan Badhon, a research assistant at IUCN Bangladesh, demonstrates the crucial role science can play in the sustainable management of mud crabs in the Sundarban, Bangladesh. The case presented in the blog draws on a ...
IUCN and Thai Union Group launch collaboration to strengthen natural resources governance with coastal communities in Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand 25 May 2016
Country: Thailand
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Climate change ...
Engaging local communities in coastal and marine resources management is key to sustainable development in coastal areas. IUCN and Thai Union Group have launched a collaboration to enhance community capacity and develop a long-term plan for community...
Blue Bond initiative to protect marine resources launched
Seychelles 12 Jan 2016
Country: Seychelles
Topic: Economic Valuation, Integrated Coastal Planning, Private sector partnerships
Oceans play a significant role in everyone’s lives, but no one is more dependent on them than small, vulnerable and isolated island developing states. Unfortunately, the “deadly trio” of acidification, warming and declining oxygen levels is posing a ...
Conservationists and experts urge for environmental management of navigation and reduction of pollution in the Sundarban waters
Dhaka, Bangladesh 08 Dec 2015
Country: Bangladesh
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning ...
Regular spillage of oils, release of ballast and bilge water from vessels navigating through the Sundarban and increasing industrial development requires sincere attention to be brought under environmental management, in addition to a contingency pla...
Inter-regional Blue Economy collaboration urged for climate change resilience in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand 23 Nov 2015
Country: Thailand
Topic: Coastal Governance, Community Resilence, Integrated Coastal Planning
Representatives from coastal and island countries from across Asia gathered in Bangkok last November 23 to discuss how they can forge stronger inter-regional cooperation to promote Blue Economy approaches to address marine and coastal conservation ch...