MOCK Q.375 : Which among the following country is not the member of the “Mangroves for The Future” ?

  

MOCK Q.375 – IAS 2019 -FRAMED FROM IUCN.ORG

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Q.375 Which among the following country is not the member of the “Mangroves for The Future” ?

A) Cambodia

B) Myanmar

C) Laos

D) Maldives

Ans. C

Mangroves for the Future (MFF)

Location:

Member countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles,

Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam       

Outreach countries: Malaysia                                                         

Dialogue countries: Kenya and Tanzania

Duration: Established in 2006, MFF is currently in its third phase (2015 - 2018).

Project Background: The devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 laid bare the

vital link between coastal ecosystems and human livelihoods. It was United States President Bill

Clinton’s vision that rebuilding in tsunami-hit areas should improve natural infrastructure and

strengthen resilience against future natural disasters. In response to this vision, IUCN (International

Union for Conservation of Nature) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) developed Mangroves

for the Future in 2006. Since then, MFF has grown to include eight institutional partners, plus a

growing number of countries. At the launch of the Tsunami Legacy report* at the United Nations in

New York in April 2009, Bill Clinton acclaimed MFF as one of the most positive and forward-looking

developments of the post-tsunami period.

Mangroves for the Future (MFF) is a unique partner-led initiative to promote investment in coastal

ecosystem conservation for sustainable development. Co-chaired by IUCN and UNDP, MFF provides a

platform for collaboration among the many different agencies, sectors and countries which are

addressing challenges to coastal ecosystem and livelihood issues. The goal is to promote an integrated

ocean-wide approach to coastal management and to building the resilience of ecosystem-dependent coastal

communities.

Mangroves are the flagship of the initiative, but MFF is inclusive of all types of coastal ecosystem,

such as coral reefs, estuaries, lagoons, sandy beaches, seagrass and wetlands.