Mangroves for the Future Small Grant Facility (Phase 2)

Testing water quality in the Panama Traditional mud crab trap re – introduced in Awareness programme for school children Kokkilai Lagoon

Introduction

Mangrove for the Future (MFF) is a unique partner- SGF is managed by IUCN under the led regional initiative to promote investment in overall direction of the National Steering Committee coastal ecosystem conservation for sustainable (NSC), and is supported by the MFF Regional development. Co-chaired by IUCN and UNDP, Secretariat overseen by the MFF Regional Steering MFF provides a platform for collaboration among Committee. the many different agencies, sectors and countries which are addressing challenges to coastal The first phase of this facility was completed ecosystem and livelihood issues. The goal is to promote an integrated ocean-wide approach to successfully in 2010,and Phase 2 was launched in coastal management and to building the resilience December 2010 and was completed in December of coastal communities. 2014. Phase 3 commenced in January 2015.

After initially focusing on the countries worst- Project Implementation affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami of December

2004 – India, Indonesia, Maldives, Seychelles, Sri The grant value ranged from 750,000 – 1,800,000 Lanka and Thailand – MFF has now expanded to LKR (5.700 – 13,800 USD) with project duration of include Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan no more than 12 months. The programme was open and Viet Nam. While mangroves are regarded as to national/local non-governmental organizations, the flagship species, MFF addresses all coastal community-based organizations, academic and ecosystems. scientific institutions, small scale businesses and enterprises. Our approach Forty grants have been awarded under Phase 2 and The MFF Small Grant Facility (SGF) is a window the distribution of projects by geographic priority areas is shown below. for financing sustainable, local level initiatives in coastal areas, through small grants. In Sri Lanka, the

by research (33%; 13 projects) and education and raising of awareness (18%; 7 projects). Ecosystem restoration and governance had one project each.

Livelihood enhancement 2% 18% Research 2% 45% Ecosystem 33% restoration Education & awareness Governance

Distribution of projects by thematic area

Lessons Learnt in the MFF Small Grants Facility . Organizations with sound technical and management capacities showed optimal Geographic Priority Area Number of projects results 03 . Project success was directly related to the Thondamanaru Lagoon 01 commitment of the leadership and projects Manalkdu sand dune 01 with such champions delivered credible Kokkilai Lagoon 01 sustainable results Nayaru Lagoon 01 . Sustainability of results and outputs were high when the beneficiaries involved in the project 06 activities are still enjoying the benefits Pottuvil-Panama coastal stretch 10 . Collaboration with Local Authorities (LA) in the 11 area and good mutual understanding and Coastal areas of the Mannar 05 respect with relevant institutions is District indispensable for the success of the Delft Island 01 programme Total 40 . Children are an important resource and a mechanism to convey conservation related Based on their approach, the 40 projects fall into messages to parents and community thereby influencing the adult behavior patterns five thematic areas. Forty five percent of the projects (18) aim to enhance livelihoods, followed

Project was implemented with support from the Mangroves for the Future Initiative

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