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Turtle depicted on frieze.
Freshwater turtle depicted on Angkorian frieze, Cambodia.
© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff

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.

Strategic Direction :

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

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