Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Strengthening Community-led Efforts to Safeguard the Giant Freshwater Stingray in Cambodia

Grantee Name: Wildlife Conservation Society

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $40,000
Dates: Jul 2024 – Jul 2025
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Habitat conservation and management, Species Conservation

Restore demographically viable populations of Giant Freshwater Stingrays (Urogymnus polylepis) along the Mekong River by safeguarding deep pools and strengthening joint law enforcement efforts.

Strategic Direction :

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

Strengthening Community-led Efforts to Safeguard the Giant Freshwater Stingray in Cambodia

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