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Two men standing by dark-green body of water.
Indo-Myanmar Conservation staff at Binh Son Key Biodiversity Area, Vietnam.
© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff

Securing Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles in the Indo-Burma Region

Grantee Name: Indo-Myanmar Conservation

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Viet Nam
Amount
$150,000
Dates
Oct 2014 – Oct 2017
Keywords
Freshwater, Networks, Research, Species Conservation

Strengthen the long-term conservation prospects of selected endemic and highly threatened tortoise and freshwater turtle species in Vietnam by building support for their conservation among local communities and wildlife protection authorities, identifying and protecting sites where the species survive, developing species recovery plans, and strengthening networking among conservation practitioners and researchers at civil society organizations in Vietnam and internationally.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats

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