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Deer in the middle of field, looking toward camera.
Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii), Western Siem Pang, Cambodia.
© O. Langrand

Flight of the Phoenix: A Pilot Trial to Re-wild a Cambodian Forest 

Grantee Name: Rising Phoenix Co. Ltd.

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Cambodia
Amount
$249,739
Dates
Jun 2016 – Dec 2019
Keywords
Habitat conservation and management, Protected Areas, Research, Restoration, Species Conservation
Develop a feasibility study for a pilot re-wilding project for Cambodia's deciduous dipterocarp forests. Establish a functional re-wilding demonstration plot within Western Siem Pang Forest. Develop a protocol for evaluating and designing ecological restoration and re-wilding projects in deciduous dipterocarp forests. Increase awareness amongst government decision-makers of the need and opportunity for ecological restoration in these forests.
Strategic Direction : 6 Engage key actors in mainstreaming biodiversity, communities and livelihoods into development planning in the priority corridors

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