Specialist responsibility, connected delivery and a clear command line.
MDF organizes operational work through defined departments so programmes have an accountable institutional home. Departments provide specialist leadership while collaborating where a programme requires more than one discipline. Green, Blue & Circular Economy is a central functional agenda within the Department of Public Health and Environment, not a separate department.
Our departmental structure
Each department has a distinct responsibility while contributing to the same 2025–2030 strategic direction.
Public Health & Environment
Leads environmental restoration, climate action, natural resources, public health and related field programmes. Green, Blue & Circular Economy is a central functional agenda within this department.
Restoration, monitoring, natural assets, healthy environments, green and blue enterprise, circular resource use and sustainable livelihoods.Training, Camping & Development
Coordinates structured learning, environmental education, camping, teacher development, youth development and school-based programmes.
Training, YES, teacher development, camps, learning and youth pathways.Finance & Administration
Supports financial management, administration, compliance, records, procurement and the institutional systems required for responsible operations.
Finance, controls, records, procurement, administration and institutional support.Community Services & Partnerships
Coordinates community engagement, stakeholder relationships, partnerships, participation and appropriate community-development pathways.
Community relationships, partner coordination, participation and stakeholder follow-up.One accountable command flow
Titles describe responsibility, while the departmental attachment shows where accountability sits. Every operational role should connect to a defined department.
Department Director
Provides departmental leadership, accountability and the connection between specialist delivery and executive management.
Managers
Department Managers and Program Managers convert approved priorities into managed workplans, teams, programmes and performance responsibilities.
Officers
Provide technical or functional delivery. Titles should identify the function, for example Green, Blue & Circular Economy Officer within Public Health & Environment.
Coordinators
Coordinate approved activities, stakeholders, follow-up, evidence and communication under the appropriate management structure.
Volunteers
Contribute to approved activities under defined supervision, safeguarding, responsibilities and reporting arrangements.
Green, Blue & Circular Economy
A central functional agenda within the Department of Public Health & Environment, connecting ecosystem stewardship with resilient livelihoods, responsible enterprise and efficient use of resources.
Land, landscapes and nature-positive livelihoods
Connects terrestrial restoration, sustainable agriculture and agroforestry, bamboo, nurseries, seed systems, biodiversity, ecosystem services and green enterprise with community opportunity.
Coasts, oceans and sustainable blue livelihoods
Connects mangroves, coastal and marine ecosystems, fisheries-linked livelihoods, BMUs, community conservation, ecotourism, blue-carbon pathways and responsible coastal enterprise.
Resource efficiency, value retention and local innovation
Promotes waste reduction, reuse, recycling, repair, value addition and sustainable production so materials and resources remain useful for longer while reducing environmental pressure.
Healthy ecosystems + healthy communities + resilient livelihoods
MDF brings the three spheres together because environmental protection and economic opportunity should reinforce one another. The agenda supports climate action, public health, community wellbeing, responsible enterprise, resource efficiency and measurable environmental and social value.
Why this structure matters
Departmental organization is intended to make participation and partnership easier to understand and manage.
For communities
A clearer route for engagement, technical support, coordination and escalation.
For staff and volunteers
Clearer supervision, responsibilities, performance expectations and development pathways.
For partners
A responsible departmental home for commitments, implementation, evidence and reporting.
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