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White bird with black head and yellow beak mid-flight.
River tern (Sterna aurantia), Sekong River, Cambodia.
© O. Langrand

Community-Based Monitoring and Conservation of Threatened Fish Species in the 3S (Sekong, Sesan and Srepok) Basin of Cambodia

Grantee Name: Royal University of Phnom Penh

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Cambodia
Amount
$19,885
Dates
Oct 2012 – Oct 2013
Keywords
Freshwater, Research

Support local community fisheries to explore local ecological knowledge of threatened fish species and examine population trends and environmental variables influencing fish communities along the Sekong, Sesan and Srepok rivers in northeast Cambodia. Promote conservation awareness among local villagers and establish appropriate measures for the conservation of threatened fishes.

Strategic Direction :

2 Develop innovative, locally led approaches to site-based conservation at 28 key biodiversity areas

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