Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Ranger in green looking over shoulder. — Community ranger, Eld's Deer Sanctuary, Lao PDR.

© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff

Enhancing Integrated Spatial Development Planning as an Effective Conservation Tool: Safeguarding Lao’s Last Eld’s Deer Population

Grantee Name: World Wide Fund for Nature

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Amount: $199,985
Dates: Mar 2014 – Dec 2016
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Habitat conservation and management, Land use planning, Protected Areas, Species Conservation

Demonstrate Integrated Spatial Development Planning (ISDP) as a tool for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in Lao PDR by strengthening capacity of local government and communities, and expanding the plan for the core area of Eld’s Deer Sanctuary across the broader landscape, securing protection of the globally threatened Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii) and its habitat, and maintaining access to natural resources for communities.

Strategic Direction : 1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats