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Coconut handicrafts and dressmaking
Puttalam, Sri Lanka 07 Aug 2017
Country: Asia Region, Sri Lanka
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Sustainable Business Practices ...
In Iranawila village in Puttalam, a district situated on the west coast of Sri Lanka, 90% of the population relies on fishing for their livelihoods. In the past decade, villagers have been cutting and selling mangroves trees for the construction of d...
How mangroves got their roots back in East Java
Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia 26 Jul 2017
Country: Indonesia
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Climate change ...
Clean air and food on the table. For World Mangroves Day, we're highlighting the ways mangroves offer sustainable solutions to those communities whose livelihoods depend on the resources provided by a resilient coast.
Ukulhas: From exemplary waste management to innovative farming
Maldives 24 Mar 2017
Country: Maldives
Topic: Capacity development, Coastal Governance, Gender equality
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.
Nature: the decisive solution for the climate change crisis
Bangkok, Thailand 11 Jan 2017
Country: Asia Region, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Topic: Capacity development, Climate change, Coastal Governance ...
This blog, published in Thomson Reuters Foundation News, highlights how MFF harnesses the natural functions of ecosystems and women’s strength in resource management to bring about better solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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...
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...
Empowering women for community and ecosystem resilience
Shyamnagar, Satkhira District, Bangladesh 20 Jun 2016
Country: Bangladesh
Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Coastal Governance ...
The Mangroves for the Future Small Grants Facility (MFF SGF) enabled NGO Nabolok Parishad to help local women like Promila Rani establish and run community enterprises that provide alternative and sustainable livelihood.