Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Head of patrol team leads a tour of the fish conservation zone.

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Conserving Iconic Endangered Species of Stingray in Laos

Grantee Name: World Wide Fund for Nature

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Amount: $40,000
Dates: Jun 2024 – Jun 2025
Keywords: Awareness, Community-based conservation, Fisheries, Habitat conservation and management, Species Conservation

Engage local communities in raising awareness and conducting regular patrols of fish conservation zone to protect threatened and endangered species, including two Endangered species of Stingray in Savannakhet, Lao PDR.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats

Conserving Iconic Endangered Species of Stingray in Laos

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