Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Conserving Non-Breeding Populations of Eastern Sarus Crane at Kampong Trach Wetland, Cambodia

Grantee Name: Mlup Baitong

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $19,990
Dates: Jun 2009 – Jun 2010
Keywords: Awareness, Community-based conservation, Freshwater, Livelihoods, Protected Areas

Conserve important Indochinese non-breeding site for sarus crane at Kampong Trach Wetland Important Bird Area in the lower Mekong Delta, Kampot Province, Cambodia, by encouraging involvement of communities in conservation activities, raising environmental awareness, providing livelihood alternatives, and promoting designation of the site as a Sarus Crane Conservation Area.

Strategic Direction :

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