Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Large white-and-brown pelican flying just over tall grass. — Spot-billed pelican (*Pelecanus philippensis*).

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Capacity Building and Community Protected Area Development at Stung Sen Ramsar Site, Cambodia

Grantee Name: NatureLife Cambodia Organization

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $79,999
Dates: Apr 2020 – Dec 2022
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Habitat conservation and management, Ramsar site

Empower local communities at Stung Sen Ramsar Site on Tonle Sap lake to engage in wetland conservation and, thereby, receive long-term benefits, through increasing awareness, engagement, authority, and capacity in co-management of natural resources. To this end, strengthen an existing community protected area, establish and strengthen one additional community protected area, and build capacity and expertise in site management and conservation of a Cambodian NGO.

Strategic Direction : 4 Empower local communities to engage in conservation and management of priority key biodiversity areas