Mangroves for the Future at East Asian Seas Congress, November, 2009
MFF convened a workshop on Government and Civil Society Collaboration on Integrated Coastal Management in the Indian Ocean Region to present the findings of a Regional Assessment of institutions and programmes in the Indian Ocean (2007-2008 updated 2009).
The workshop also discussed its principal recommendations and proposed concrete actions to enhance cooperation and coordination among governments, between governments and civil society, and between regional organizations in support of governments and civil society collaboration. The MFF workshop attracted more then 40 delegates from UN Agencies, and regional and academic institutions who actively participated in the workshop. The MFF Secretariat has received positive feedback and contributions from participants, as well as updates to the MFF regional assessment report.
The regional assessment report and the workshop proceedings may be download from the EAS Congress 2009 website.
For more information, visit: http://www.mangrovesforthefuture.org/.