
Research and Conservation Action for Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles in Indoburma
Grantee Name: Conservation International
- Hotspot
- Indo-Burma
- Location
- Cambodia
- Amount
- $95,246
- Dates
- Oct 2009 – Oct 2012
- Keywords
- Community-based conservation, Ex situ conservation, Research, Species Conservation
Improve the conservation outlook for highly threatened turtles in Cambodia by expanding a community nest protection program for Asian giant softshell turtle; increasing protection of yellow-headed temple turtle breeding sites through community ranger programs; identifying priority sites for Indochinese box turtle in northeastern Cambodia; initiating community incentive programs for impressed tortoise conservation; and enhancing legal protection under Cambodian law.
1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species in Indochina by mitigating major threats
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