Board with text written in Lao. — Regulation board for a community fishery, Lao PDR.

© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff

Developing Best Practices for Evaluating Fish Conservation Zone Effectiveness in Lao PDR

Grantee Name: FISHBIO

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Amount: $109,961
Dates: Apr 2015 – Jun 2019
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Monitoring and evaluation

Equip civil society organizations in Lao PDR with tools to manage Fish Conservation Zones (FCZs) to maximize their effectiveness for conservation and food security. Develop a best practices guidebook for monitoring and establishing FCZs, test it in the field, and then disseminate it to practitioners. Provide training to civil society organizations in developing fisheries monitoring plans.

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