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MFF newsletter #21 May-June 2011 | PDF Document 335KB |
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MFF newsletter #20 Mar-Apr 2011 | PDF Document 328KB |
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MFF newsletter #19 Jan-Feb 2011 | PDF Document 574KB |
IUCN-Marriott partnership: underlying business and nature conservation in Thailand
When my colleagues and I were sitting in the media event that launched the partnership between IUCN and Marriott International in Thailand, we certainly didn’t expect the Chairman of Marriott’s Thailand Business Council to discourse in such detail on why mangroves are important. …
27 Sep 2013 | Article
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IUCN and Marriott International join hands for community-based environmental conservation and development in Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND - 19 September 2013 – IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Marriott International have launched a partnership to protect the environment and support Thailand’s local communities through mangrove restoration, the use of sustainable seafood sources and local procurement practices in Bang Krachao and areas in the South potentially to include Mai Khao, Tai Muang and Khao Lak. The two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding today and opened a “Mangrove Education Garden” at the Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel, followed by a planting of 100 mangroves by Marriott associates at Bang Krachao, often described as “the lung of Bangkok”. …
19 Sep 2013 | News story
Call for Letters of Inquiry: Indo-Burma Hotspot
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is designed to safeguard Earth’s biologically richest and most threatened regions, known as biodiversity hotspots. CEPF is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the World Bank, and in the Indo-Burma hotspot is also supported by the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation. …
29 Jul 2013 | Article
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Buddhism and mangroves in Tien Giang Province
On January 19, 2013, MFF staff participated in two events in Tien Giang Province: an award ceremony for paintings of mangroves; and a visit to a mangrove plantation on Loi Quan Island. Both events were organized by MFF grantee Phu Thoi Pagoda. … | Vietnamese
22 Feb 2013 | News story
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Reviving nature's bounty in Indonesia
In Indonesia IUCN is helping local communities to restore and sustainably manage their coastal resources and this is leading to improved livelihoods for many. …
14 May 2012 | News story
Implementation of Mangroves for the Future (MFF) outreach activities in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is trying to be a Member country of MFF. The national strategy of Bangladesh NCB is to promote 'ecosystem based integrated coastal management' through MFF. …
01 Jan 2012 | Project description
Protecting mangroves: what does it cost?
A 2010 report by Forest Trends entitled Roots in the Water: Legal Frameworks for Mangrove PES in Vietnam identified high opportunity cost as a major barrier to mangrove conservation and the development of payments for ecosystems services (PES) systems. In Vietnam, the high opportunity costs arise from the high returns that can be earned from clearing mangroves particularly for shrimp ponds. … | Vietnamese
13 Dec 2011 | Article
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Showcasing MFF in Sri Lanka
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative has been in operation is Sri Lanka for the past four years, and had carried many activities ranging from the preparation of MFF National Strategy and Action Plan, implementation of small and large grants projects, conducting coastal and marine related scientific studies, providing capacity building opportunities to both government and non-governmental sectors to generation of knowledge products. …
06 Dec 2011 | News story
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Mangrove for the Future Viet Nam - Small Grant Facility - 2012 call for proposals
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) is pleased to announce the second round of Small Grant Facility (SGF) call for proposals. MFF is a partnership-led initiative to promote investment in coastal ecosystems. For more information about MFF, please visit: www.mangrovesforthefuture.org.The SGF supports local community action for the conservation and management of coastal ecosystems. As well as providing direct environmental and livelihood benefits, SGF will support projects that offer practical models to inspire policy-making and thereby link the household and community level to coastal area management and policy-making. SGF projects should ensure the participation of women and other disadvantaged groups, at least at a demonstration scale. For further information, please click HERE. A sample of concept note from Xuan Thuy National Park is ENCLOSED for your reference.
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05 Dec 2011 | Jobs - call for proposals
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New MFF (India) Small Grant projects finalised
The call for concept notes for the second phase of MFF India's Small Grant projects was announced in early June this year. 27 concept notes were recieved in answer to the call! A sub-committee of the NCB met to evaluate the concept notes in early August; 10 concept notes were shortlisted and later approved by the full committee at the 6th meeting of the MFF India NCB in New Delhi. All 10 potential project partners were invited for a project proposal writing workshop, conducted by Dr. Don Mcintosh in late August. They were trained in preparing logical frameworks, activity based budgets, timelines and other project design tools. The final project proposals were recieved in early September; in the course of this process 2 projects were withdrawn by the project proponents. …
21 Nov 2011 | News story
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