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Shyamnagar, Bangladesh 07 Dec 2017
Country: Bangladesh
Topic: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Coastal Governance ...
In Shyamnagar, Bangladesh, approximately 17,000 hectares of land (nearly the area of Washington D.C.) are being used for shrimp cultivation.
Huraa Island, Maldives 01 Dec 2017
Country: Maldives
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Management Assessment and Monitoring, Strategies for Management
What comes to mind when you think of the Maldives? For many people, the name conjures images of expensive resorts on palm-fringed atolls, beaches of white sand and sparkling surf. Less well-known is that the Maldives are also home to mangrove forests...
30 Nov 2017
Mangrove forests are among the most productive ecosystems on earth. They provide a variety of ecological and socio-economic services benefitting millions of people living in coastal areas. Mangrove ecosystems are important nursery and feeding habitat...
Peam Krasop, Cambodia 16 Nov 2017
Country: Cambodia
Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Strategies for Management
Located on the coast of southwestern Cambodia, the Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary harbours one of the largest undisturbed mangrove forests in Southeast Asia. The sanctuary’s magnificent mangroves are anchored in the bays and channels that weave among...
Global 16 Nov 2017
Country: Global
Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Reef to Ridge
"By digging their roots in tropical shores, mangroves not only defend against rising tides and extreme weather, but they have the potential to change the storm itself."
Karachi, Pakistan 14 Nov 2017
Country: Pakistan
Topic: Coastal Governance, Marine Protected Areas, Strategies for Management
Fisheries are the primary livelihood sector for 80% of the coastal population of Pakistan, but this sector contributes to only 0.5% of national GDP and 1% of the country’s labour force. Fish and fishery-related exports yield, on average, a sum of PKR...
Yangon, Myanmar 28 Sep 2017
Country: Myanmar
Topic: Capacity Building
The IUCN and UNDP regional coastal initiative Mangroves for the Future (MFF) held its 14th Steering Committee meeting in Yangon to assess achievements over the past year and discuss the programme’s sustainability beyond 2018.
Pyin Bugyi, Myanmar 26 Sep 2017
Country: Myanmar
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Sustainable Livelihoods
Home to some of Myanmar’s largest mangrove forests, Tanintharyi Region is known for its pristine coastline and the hundreds of islands in the Myeik Archipelago.
Mangroves provide critical ecosystem services and shield inland areas from storms and...
Kampot, Cambodia 25 Sep 2017
Country: Cambodia
Topic: Integrated Coastal Planning, Knowledge management and communications
MFF’s long-standing regional Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) training course was successfully extended to national member countries. From 28 August to 1 September, the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) completed the first national level ICM c...
Manalkadu, Sri Lanka 19 Sep 2017
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Capacity Building, Sustainable Livelihoods, Gender equality
The northern province of Sri Lanka has gone through some tough times. Between 1980 to 2009, a civil war left over 60,000 people dead, 20,000 missing and 300,000 without homes. The province suffered another setback in 2004 when the Indian ocean struck...