White bird with black markings mid-flight over brown river. — Great thick-knee (*Esacus recurvirostris*), Sekong River, Cambodia.

© O. Langrand

Strengthening Community Based Bird Biodiversity Conservation and Monitoring through Local Livelihood Improvement and Capacity Building in 3S River Basin, Cambodia

Grantee Name: Royal University of Phnom Penh

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $177,000
Dates: Sep 2014 – Sep 2017
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Habitat conservation and management, Species Conservation

Increase populations of sandbar-nesting bird and turtle species in Cambodia's 3S River Basin by implementing conservation incentives for nest protection; raising community awareness of conservation issues; creating community fisheries or community-managed protected areas at key nesting areas and promoting their formal recognition by government; and strengthening capacity of community members, NGO staff and university students to monitor and conserve biodiversity.

Strategic Direction : 4 Empower local communities to engage in conservation and management of priority key biodiversity areas