How is the Green Coast project managed and steered?

Wetlands International, together with WWF-Netherlands, IUCN NL and Both ENDS developed the Green Coast project, which has been led and managed by Wetlands International. These organisations share a common vision and are complementary in terms of expertise, skills and regional networks.  Oxfam NOVIB provided funding (€ 4.3 million from public charity) for a 2,5 year (June 2005 – December 2007).

Green Coast focusses on coastal regions in five tsunami affected countries: Indonesia, Sri lanka, India, Thailand and Malaysia.  National offices of the partners in these countries and their extensive networks of NGO's and CBO's have implemented the project.

National Coordination Teams

In each country a National Coordination Team (NCT), consisting of the participating project organisations, is directing the country programme.

A National Reference Group, consisting of representatives of government, relief & humanitarian sector, scientists and NGOs, guides and advises the NCT in selecting the community based restoration projects and the overall project implementation. Their involvement is meant to ensure local participation and informed decision making. 
 

Wetlands International

Wetlands International’s mission is “to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity for future generations”. WI is an independent, not-for-profit, global organization, supported by government membership from around the world. WI works through 16 offices on all five continents with a head office in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The work is supported by tens of thousands of volunteers.

Wetlands International is a science-based organization, providing ' tools' and information to assist governments in the protection and restoration of wetlands. WI tries to influence relevant policies, conventions and treaties and is a source of best-informed opinion on key issues affecting wetlands and priority actions for their conservation and wise use. WI conducts field projects to protect and restore specific wetlands, but also to use these as demonstration sites to show governments and local people the importance of these areas and how they should be managed.

World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature was established in 1961 and operates in more than 100 countries. WWF currently funds around 200 conservation projects all around the world. Its mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by: conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. WWF offices in the tsunami affected countries were involved in the implementation of the policy and communications component in Green Coast. For more information check the WWF website: www.wwf.org

IUCN

The World Conservation Union is a large and important conservation network. The Union brings together 82 States, 111 government agencies, more than 800 NGOs, and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. IUCN is well known for its Red List of Threatened Species. The Union's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The World Conservation Union is a multicultural, multilingual organization with 1000 staff located in 62 countries. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland. IUCN Sri Lanka and IUCN Thailand collaborated in Green Coast. More information can be found on: www.iucn.org

Both Ends

Both ENDS supports the work of environmental organizations in the so-called south and transition countries. The main objective is to achieve equitable relationships and sustainable livelihoods. Both ENDS focuses on enhancing capacity building, policy dialogue and field level action through South-South and South-North exchange and collaboration. Since 1986 Both ENDS has provided general support to over 4,000 CSOs. Long-term collaborative programs have been and are being conducted with some 200 CSOs and grassroots networks, enhancing the position of their local constituencies. All programs are based on shared agendas with emphasis on participatory approaches towards natural resource management. Over the years, Both ENDS has been involved in a number of coastal zone management and restoration initiatives in South and South East Asia, amongst others in the tsunami-affected areas.
Information about Both ends is available at www.bothends.org

Oxfam/Novib

The Green Coast project is being financed by Oxfam/Novib, through Dutch public charity funds. Oxfam/Novib is a member of Oxfam International. Oxfam/Novib works closely with the eleven sister organizations of Oxfam International and with more than 3,000 local organizations. Together they form a worldwide movement of people with a single, communal goal: a just world which is free from poverty. Oxfam joins this fight by supporting local development projects, by influencing the policy of national and international governments and organizations and by campaigning. This approach enables people in developing countries to stand on their own two feet and is aimed at achieving a sustainable result. Future generations will also benefit from the progress made. Oxfam International's response to the tsunami is one of the largest humanitarian efforts the agency has undertaken in its 63-year history. For information on oxfam novib: www.oxfamnovib.nl