Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Youth group raising awareness about endangered fish species. © My Village

Strengthening Cambodian Indigenous Youth and Women’s Networks for Fishery Conservation

Grantee Name: My Village

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $55,000
Dates: Jun 2022 – Mar 2025
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Gender, Indigenous People, Networks, Youth

Strengthen sub-national youth and women’s networks to include indigenous communities in fisheries conservation and respond to threats to freshwater biodiversity at priority sites in Cambodia’s Stung Treng province. Build the capacity of community fisheries' committees to lead management of fishery resources. Enable focal persons to mobilize indigenous youth and women to work with community fisheries on freshwater resource protection.

Strategic Direction : 8 Strengthen the capacity of civil society to work on biodiversity, communities and livelihoods at regional, national, local and grassroots levels