Seventh Regional Steering Committee Meeting (RSC-7) of the Mangroves for the Future Initiative
15 November 2010 | News story
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Seventh Regional Steering Committee Meeting (RSC-7) of the Mangroves for the Future Initiative
About Mangroves for the Future
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) is a unique partner-led initiative to promote investment in coastal ecosystem conservation for sustainable development. It provides a collaborative platform among the many different agencies, sectors and countries which are addressing challenges to coastal ecosystem and livelihood issues, to work towards a common goal.
MFF initially focused on the countries worst-affected by the tsunami;
MFF seeks to achieve demonstrable results in influencing regional cooperation, national programme support, private sector engagement and community action. This will be achieved using a strategy of generating knowledge, empowering institutions and individuals to promote good governance in coastal ecosystem management. More details are at www.mangrovesforthefuture.org
About the Seventh Regional Steering Committee (RSC-7)
The Regional Steering Committee (RSC) is the highest decision making body of MFF. It includes representatives from
The Seventh Regional Steering Committee meeting of MFF was held from 1-5 November at The Blue Water in
Learning from experience
The RSC # 7 meeting was followed up with a field visit and two Learning Events. The participants visited the Madu Ganga Ramsar Site on 4 November, and were briefed on the ecological significance and threats to the site by the Coast Conservation Department. The participants also visited one of the small grantee sites at Madu Ganga where successful cage culture of fish is being undertaken.
A Learning Event was held on 4 November at the Blue Water Hotel primarily for RSC Members to share knowledge and learning from the Small Grants and Large Projects representing about USD 3 million in funding for coastal conservation. This year, for the first time, focal countries were able to showcase their communication and learning materials to highlight their achievements during MFF Phase 1 (2007-2010). The theme of the learning event was: “Building environmental and livelihood resilience in coastal and other vulnerable communities” and included several short seminars.
In a mini-expo style, the Open Learning day was aimed at the RSC and members of the
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Fotografía: IUCNSL
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