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Sarus Crane in Anlung Pring © Enric Català Contreras / WWT
Sarus crane (Antigone antigone) in Anlung Pring. © Enric Català Contreras / WWT

Embedding Sustainable Community Management Practices at Key Sarus Crane Wetlands in the Cambodian Lower Mekong

Grantee Name: Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Cambodia
Amount
$200,000
Dates
Mar 2014 – Mar 2017
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Habitat conservation and management, Protected Areas, Water management

Strengthen management of Boeung Prek Lapouv and Anlung Pring protected areas in the Mekong Delta Region of Cambodia to enhance protection of their sarus crane (Grus antigone) populations and improve management of seasonally-inundated grasslands and associated habitats. Implement site management plans and water management plans, and strengthen capacity of local communities and government to participate in sustainable co-management of the protected areas.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats

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