Promoting Participatory Freshwater Species Management along the Phou Xieng Thong-Pha Taem Mekong in Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand
Grantee Name: World Wide Fund for Nature
- Hotspot
- Indo-Burma
- Location
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
- Amount
- $150,000
- Dates
- Mar 2023 – Sep 2025
- Keywords
- Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Research
Maintain sustainable fish populations along a transboundary section of the Mekong River between Lao PDR and Thailand, by empowering local communities to better regulate fishing activities in key freshwater habitats. Establish fish conservation zones following a participatory co-management approach. Forge stronger community engagement in conservation action by promoting a participatory use assessment of aquatic resources.
4 Empower local communities to engage in conservation and management of priority key biodiversity areas
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