In 2012, FFI started a new project designed to increase marine conservation capacity in Myanmar, in order to more effectively establish and manage Marine Protected Areas in the country. FFI will provide training to our NGO partner BANCA and the Forestry and Fisheries Departments in marine survey methods, community-based fisheries and Marine Protected Area establishment and management. Initially FFI and partners will work in two priority sites: Meinmahla Kyun (an ASEAN Heritage Site), and the Myeik archipelago (a priority site for coral reef conservation in Myanmar). Our target groups are local civil society organisations and coastal communities.
