Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Establishing Sustainable Community Fisheries and Wetland Management at Boeung Prek Lapouv Sarus Crane Reserve

Grantee Name: Chamroen Chiet Khmer

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $20,000
Dates: Oct 2012 – Oct 2013
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Livelihoods, Protected Areas

Support conservation objectives at Beoung Prek Lapouv Sarus Crane Reserve by establishing a community fishery that equitably involves all concerned stakeholders to ensure sustainable harvest of fish and other resources and a resource stream for reserve management.

Strategic Direction :

3 Engage key actors in reconciling biodiversity conservation and development objectives, with a particular emphasis on the Northern Limestone Highlands and Mekong River and its major tributaries