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Carbon Potential of Mangroves identified by UNEP report

Lima, Peru 09 Dec 2014

Topic: Strategies for Management

The economic and social benefits of mangroves - which are estimated to run into the hundreds of billions worldwide - remain largely untapped due to a lack of carbon finance mechanisms, appropriate policy interventions, and rapid mangrove deforestatio...    

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...    

Mangroves identified as important wetlands for disaster risk reduction at Asian Wetlands Symposium

Siem Reap, Cambodia 06 Nov 2014

Country: Asia Region, Cambodia

Topic: Climate change, Community Resilence, Strategies for Management

MFF and the IUCN Water and Wetlands Natural Resources Group were recently identified as Asia focal points for the RAMSAR Pre COP 12 meeting which was held in Cambodia in early November as part of the Asian Wetlands Symposium. The meeting brought toge...    

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 manual on mangroves promotes community-based restoration

Iloilo, Philippines 21 Feb 2014

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Capacity development, Strategies for Management

The Manual on Community-Based Mangrove Rehabilitation provides practical recommendations on how to greatly increase the probability of success of a mangrove restoration project. Published by the Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom, the manua...    

Wetlands in Seychelles proves successful against flooding

Mahe, Seychelles 06 Feb 2014

Country: Seychelles

Topic: Community Resilence, Strategies for Management

The Roche Caiman Sanctuary in Mahe, Seychelles, focus area of recently-completed MFF project "Mangroves for Mankind", reports how a well-functioning wetlands system successfully prevented floods in surrounding areas. Through the MFF project, mangrove...    

Resilience Training Workshop, MFF Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan 07 Oct 2013

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Climate change, Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning ...

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...