Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Strengthening Fish Conservation Area Network for Food Security in the Ing River Basin

Grantee Name: Living River Association

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Thailand
Amount: $19,966
Dates: Mar 2014 – Mar 2015
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Freshwater, Networks, Species Conservation

Scale up community-based conservation of natural resources, including fish species such as Jullien's golden carp (Probarbus jullieni), along the Ing River in northern Thailand by strengthening the People's Council of the Ing River Basin, a community-based conservation network, and establishing community-managed Fish Conservation Zones.

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