Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Large bird with long, curving beak standing in high tree. — Giant Ibis (*Thaumatibis gigantea*).

© O. Langrand

Northern Plains of Cambodia Bird Nest Protection Project

Grantee Name: Wildlife Conservation Society

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $19,672
Dates: Mar 2009 – Mar 2010
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Livelihoods, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Species Conservation, Wildlife management

Increase important populations of nine globally threatened bird species, particularly waterbirds including ibises and cranes, in the northern plains of Cambodia by increasing awareness and extending a successful model of providing financial incentives for local people to locate, monitor and protect bird nest sites.

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