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Towards Building Coastal Resilience in South and South-East Asia

Dhaka, Bangladesh 31 Mar 2014

Country: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Viet Nam

Topic: Community Resilence

MFF National Coordinating Body (NCB) of Bangladesh and the MFF Regional Secretariat arranged regional symposium with the goal of sharing experiences between Bangladesh and India, Indonesia and Viet Nam, on ways to build coastal community resilience u...    

Learning about Marine and Coastal Resources at Camp!

Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu 27 Nov 2013

Country: India

Topic: Knowledge management and communications

MFF India, in partnership with IUCN member, OMCAR Foundation, brought together 50 students and 7 teachers for a two-day awareness camp on marine and coastal ecosystems! Held on 27 and 28 November 2013 at OMCAR’s Palk Bay Center, the students (between...    

Regional partners endorse ecosystem approach to fisheries management

Kerala, India 27 Oct 2013

Country: Asia Region, India

Topic: Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning, Marine Protected Areas

Mangroves for the Future (MFF) and the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, convened a Regional Fisheries Symposium at Kochi in the southern coastal state of Kerala, India between the 27-30 October 2013, in partnership with the B...    

Supporting a sanctuary for seagrasses in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay.

Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India 16 Sep 2013

Country: India

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Civil Society Engagement ...

Seagrasses are amongst the least understood marine ecosystems in India. Despite being classified as ecologically sensitive regions and protected under the Coastal Regulation Zone Act, they have been largely left out of education, research, and manage...    

Saving our speckled giants

West coast of India 16 Sep 2013

Country: India

Topic: Capacity development, Management Assessment and Monitoring, Capacity Building ...

The largest fish in the world, whale sharks, have faced population declines globally. In Gujarat, India, they were once killed in large numbers, fetching up to USD 2,250 for fishermen. This was curbed in May 2001 when the species was afforded the hig...    

Protecting Asia’s Coasts for People and Nature : Viet Nam hosts 10th MFF regional meeting with focus on building community resilience

Hoi An, Viet Nam 11 Sep 2013

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

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Coastal Governance ...

The 10th Regional Steering Committee of the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative was held in Hoi An, Da Nang province, with representatives from the nine member countries convening to discuss efforts to protect coastal regions for people and for...    

Building Resilience in coastal India: new MFF India SG projects selection

New Delhi, India 05 May 2013

Country: India

Topic: Capacity Building

The MFF India Small Grant Project (SGP) Call for Proposals for Cycle III was published on 5 March 2013 on the MFF, IUCN, CII and MoEF websites and disseminated through the IUCN India member’s network and the MFF India partner’s network. The call was ...    

Natural Shrimp Farms

03 Apr 2013

Country: India, Asia Region, Global

In the early 1990s in India, intensive chemical input based shrimp production became very popular. Over time, the proliferation of monoculture, disease, poor seed quality, excessive use of artificial feed, poor environmental management, increased inp...    

Women in Bhitarkanika join the crusade to save mangroves!

Orissa, India 22 Mar 2013

Country: India

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building ...

The Bhitarkanika mangrove sanctuary is the life force for the majority of coastal communities living in the Kendrapara district of Orissa, India. Although the sanctuary serves to protect fundamental ecosystem services and diversity, several communiti...    

Strengthening Community Awareness through the Media

Kendrapara, Orissa, India 13 Mar 2013

Country: India

Topic: Knowledge for Management, Knowledge management and communications

The use of media to advance sustainable resource management and conservation in a cost effective, efficient and accessible manner is an integral component in most successful projects