Establishing Multi-Community Co-Management of an Aquatic Biodiversity Hotspot with Probarbus Fish and Soft-Shell Turtles in the Mekong River at Keng Mai Rapids, Lao PDR

Address ongoing declines in populations of Jullien's golden carp (Probarbus jullieni) and thicklipped barb (Probarbus labeamajor) in the Mekong River of northern Lao PDR by establishing a community-managed Fish Conservation Zone (FCZ) at Keng Mai Rapids, Xayaburi and Vientiane provinces, and taking steps to ensure the support of local communities and local government in enforcing FCZ regulations.