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Three sarus cranes depicted on frieze.
Sarus crane depicted on Angkorian frieze, Cambodia.
© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff

Establishing Sustainable Management at Key Wetlands for Sarus Crane in the Cambodian Lower Mekong

Grantee Name: The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Cambodia
Amount
$228,917
Dates
Sep 2010 – Jul 2013
Keywords
Freshwater, Habitat conservation and management, Protected Areas, Species Conservation

Fully establish and conserve Boeung Prek Lapouv and Kampong Trach: two key protected areas for Sarus Crane, representative of the lower Mekong floodplain wetlands. Contribute to their long-term sustainable management by developing and revising site management plans, training and supporting local conservation groups, piloting long-term financing mechanisms, and generating increased support among local people for site conservation.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species in Indochina by mitigating major threats

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