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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...
Revitalizing Thondamanaru lagoon in Sri Lanka
Thondamanaru, Sri Lanka 23 Jun 2015
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Strategies for Management
Based on the results of a MFF small grant project, land use planners and provincial authorities in the Jaffna region, northern Sri Lanka are exploring new options for developing the environment around Thondamanaru Lagoon.
Healthy fish, healthy gains
Karachi, Pakistan 12 Jun 2015
Country: Pakistan
Topic: Strategies for Management
Fishermen in Rehri village near Karachi have started gaining better value for their fish catch as a result of capacity building in post-harvest fish catch management and receiving modern fish catch handling tools
New method, better income
Panama, Sri Lanka 12 Jun 2015
Country: Sri Lanka
Topic: Strategies for Management
Panama is a remote village in the south-eastern coast of Sri Lanka. Fisheries and agriculture, both seasonal, are their main sources of income for its communities. During the high season when fish is plentiful it fetches a low price, and at times it ...
Rising to the challenge of whale shark conservation
Mumbai, India 03 Jun 2015
Country: India
Topic: Strategies for Management
Marking a significant start to whale shark conservation in Maharashtra, the Mangrove Cell, Forest Department of Maharashtra, and IUCN India collaboratively organised a stakeholder workshop for the development of a management and conservation plan for...
Keeping the future of Hammerhead sharks alive
Mahe, Seychelles 30 Apr 2015
Country: Seychelles
Topic: Strategies for Management
The Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna Iewini) is one of three species of hammerheads known to occur in Seychelles waters. A survey in 2013 showed that it was the second most common species caught in Seychelles artisanal fishery of all sharks caugh...
Mangroves for the Future supports Scalloped hammerhead shark fishery survey
Mahe, Seychelles 27 Apr 2015
Country: Seychelles
Topic: Strategies for Management
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) is working on an assessment of the Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) population and fishery in Seychelles. The project has recently been approved for support under the MFF Small Grants Facility and is being managed ...
Protecting "Wetlands for our Future"
Trapeang Sangke, Kampot, Cambodia 07 Mar 2015
Country: Cambodia
Topic: Strategies for Management
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) in Cambodia, in partnership with the Department of Wetlands and Coastal Zones of the Ministry of Environment and other conservation NGOs, celebrated World Wetlands Day 2015 under the international theme of "Wetlands for...
Ten years after the Tsunami, mangrove forests planted as coastal shield
Aceh, Indonesia 26 Dec 2014
Country: Asia Region, Indonesia
Topic: Strategies for Management
Can replanting mangrove forests on tropical coastlines really protect communities from the immense destruction of a tsunami such as the Indian Ocean killer wave that struck 10 years ago?
Public-Private Partnership model promoted for environmental protection in Ha Noi
Ha Noi, Viet nam 23 Dec 2014
Country: Viet Nam
Topic: Strategies for Management
IUCN, in cooperation with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangroves for the Future, and the Ha Long - Cat Ba Alliance, organized a dialogue with national government agencies and civil society, that promoted Public-Private Partnership (P...