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Building opportunities for fisher-women in Tamil Nadu: the power of micro-financing
Ramnathapuram, Tamil Nadu 23 Mar 2015
Country: India
Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence, Gender equality ...
Up to 87% of the poorest households in India do not have access to credit; 380 million are in need of microfinance services. Unequal education opportunities and access to business prospects has resulted in stunted economic security, particularly amon...
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...
Journal of Marine Biology Association of India publishes proceedings from Fisheries Symposium
Kochi, India 03 Nov 2014
Country: Asia Region, India
Topic: Coastal Governance, Strategies for Management
The proceedings from the Fisheries Symposium held in Kochi, India in October 2013 have been published in a Special Edition of the Journal of Marine Biology Association of India. This regional symposium brought together representatives from more than...
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...
Immunizing natural disaster impacts with natural infrastructure
New Delhi, India 06 May 2014
Country: India
Topic: Knowledge management and communications
Amongst the most productive ecosystems on the planet, coastal habitats ensure the well-being of a large percentage of the countries’ population, regulating global climate and contributing to the essential adaptive capacity of coastal communities. The...