Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Handful of men outside looking at green maps on a table. — Land use discussion in Itub Village.

© Non Timber Forests Products (NTFP) Organization

Community Networks for Gibbon Protection at Veun Sai Siem Pang Conservation Area

Grantee Name: Non-Timber Forest Products

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $144,910
Dates: Feb 2016 – Feb 2019
Keywords: Buffer zones, Community-based conservation, Forestry, Indigenous People, Land tenure, Logging, Networks, Protected Areas

Strengthen a network of community-based organizations in Cambodia’s Veun Sai-Siem Pang Conservation Area and empower them to respond collectively to the threat of large-scale illegal logging in the region. Increase the protection of threatened species and their habitats through the advancement of a community forest application and Indigenous and Community Conserved Area designation for the site and spirit forests in its buffer zone.

Strategic Direction : 8 Strengthen the capacity of civil society to work on biodiversity, communities and livelihoods at regional, national, local and grassroots levels