Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Mitigating Threats to CEPF’s Priority Globally Threatened Species in Nam Mo-Nam Thong Provincial Protected Area

Grantee Name: The Lao Wildlife Conservation Association

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Amount: $19,592
Dates: Apr 2014 – Apr 2015
Keywords: Awareness, Community-based conservation, Education, Protected Areas, Research, Species Conservation

Improve conservation of the northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) in Nam Mo-Nam Thong Provincial Protected Area, Lao PDR, by working with local communities and local government to raise awareness of the conservation importance of the species and improve coordination and cooperation between local villagers and government staff.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats