Measuring a sample site.
© Meth Monthary, FISHBIO
Discussions with local community members during freshwater fish surveys in Thailand.
© BCST
Engaging Communities to Safeguard the Simple Mouth Brooder in Krabi, Thailand
Grantee Name: Bird Conservation Society of Thailand
- Hotspot
- Indo-Burma
- Location
- Thailand
- Amount
- $39,334
- Dates
- Jun 2024 – Jul 2025
- Keywords
- Awareness, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Fisheries, Habitat conservation and management, Species Conservation
Assess the status of the Simple Mouth Brooder (Betta simplex) and habitat. Develop a conservation action plan with stakeholders and establish local conservation areas to protect habitat, reduce pollution and halt exploitation of the species. Improve awareness about the species and establish it as a local icon.
Strategic Direction
:
1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats
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