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Building Sustainability for the Mekong Turtle Conservation Project in Kratie, Cambodia

Grantee Name: Conservation International

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Cambodia
Amount
$7,798
Dates
May 2016 – May 2017
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Ex situ conservation, Freshwater, Species Conservation, Tourism

Strengthen community-based conservation in the Mekong mainstream, upstream of Kratie, with a particular focus on the population and habitat of the Endangered Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii). The project will increase cooperation between the Fisheries Administration and local communities; promote financial sustainability for community-based protection through ecotourism; and strengthen the capacity of a community fishery to include turtle and fish conservation in its management activities.

Strategic Direction :

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

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