Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Many green lotus leaves. — Lotus leaves, freshwater wetland, Cambodia.

© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff

Embedding Sustainable Community Management Practices in Key Sarus Crane Wetlands: Environment and Livelihoods Enhancement at Boeung Prek Lapouv Sarus Crane Reserve

Grantee Name: Chamroen Chiet Khmer

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $72,000
Dates: Mar 2014 – Jun 2017
Keywords: Agriculture, Awareness, Buffer zones, Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Livelihoods, Protected Areas

Build local community support for the conservation of Cambodia's Boeung Prek Lapouv Sarus Crane Reserve, one of the best remaining examples of a Mekong Delta wetland ecosystem and an essential source of ecosystem services, by establishing community fisheries and restoring fish habitats, piloting wildlife-friendly agricultural products, introducing community-based ecotourism, and raising awareness of the site's ecosystem service values among local stakeholders.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats