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WCS and SMP staff inspect wildlife-friendly ground cover crops.
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Developing Biodiversity Guidelines for Rice Cultivation in the Tonle Sap Lake and Inundation Zone Priority Corridor, Cambodia

Grantee Name: Wildlife Conservation Society

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Cambodia
Amount
$189,772
Dates
Mar 2016 – Sep 2018
Keywords
Agriculture, Biodiversity mainstreaming, Certification, Livelihoods, Private sector
Catalyze the uptake of biodiversity-friendly management practices in large-scale rice production landscapes in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake and Inundation Zone Priority Corridor. Ensure that biodiversity values are an integral part of the Sustainable Rice Platform's Sustainability Standards and Indicators for irrigated dry-season rice cultivation. Conduct field trials to test and refine the standards and indicators, and promote their adoption by rice farmers in the region.
Strategic Direction : 6 Engage key actors in mainstreaming biodiversity, communities and livelihoods into development planning in the priority corridors

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