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Conducting surveys for Sompongs's Rasbora in floodplain.

© Chavalit Vidthayanon / SNF

Conservation of Somphongs’s Rasbora in the Floodplains of Bang Pakong Basin, Thailand

Grantee Name: Seub Nakhasatien Foundation

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Thailand
Amount: $39,930
Dates: Jul 2024 – Jul 2025
Keywords: Awareness, Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Habitat conservation and management, Species Conservation

Determine priority sites for conservation managment of Somphongs’s rasbora (Trigonostigma somphongsi) with input from stakeholders implement protection measures for at least one site. Engage stakeholders to identify opportunities to incentivize landscape scale floodplain conservation, and increase awareness of the importance of effective floodplain management to maintain biodiversity.

Strategic Direction : 1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats

Conservation of Somphongs’s Rasbora in the Floodplains of Bang Pakong Basin, Thailand

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