Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Community Livelihood Development in Support of Sarus Crane Conservation at Kampong Trach, Cambodia

Grantee Name: Mlup Baitong

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $89,994
Dates: Sep 2010 – Jun 2013
Keywords: Freshwater, Habitat conservation and management, Livelihoods, Species Conservation, Tourism

Contribute to sustainable natural resource management at Kampong Trach wetland in the lower Mekong floodplain of Cambodia, build support for the conservation of Sarus Crane and its habitat among local communities and other key stakeholders, and reduce pressures on the site by significantly improving the livelihoods of local people through self-help groups and development of community-based eco-tourism.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species in Indochina by mitigating major threats