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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 |
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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Story: 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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Empowering women: a story from Xuan Thuy National Park
On October 26, 2011, I visited Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Province to learn about a project to develop a co-management agreement between the park authorities and local clam collectors in the core zone of the park in order to both protect the rich resource base and benefit poor women. The project is being funded by the small grant facility of Mangroves for the Future (MFF), a partnership-led initiative to promote investment in coastal ecosystems. For more information about MFF, please visit: www.mangrovesforthefuture.org. … | Vietnamese
11 Nov 2011 | Blogs
Spotlight on food security in Asia
People centered and partnership based solutions were the focus of discussions on food security and coastal conservation during a side session at the 5th Asia Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) in Incheon, Korea. …
29 Sep 2011 | Article
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Somsak Soonthornnawaphat receives Biodiversity Conservation Honor award from ONEP
Mr.Somsak Soonthornnawaphat, IUCN Thailand programme's senior officer just received ‘Honor Award Those Contribution to Biodiversity Conservation in Thailand’ from Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Plannin (ONEP), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources on the 22nd August 2011. His conservation work toward water onion and the reef to ridge approach is getting recognition at national level. …
22 Aug 2011 | News story
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