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Close-up of red dragonfly. — Rufous marsh glider (*Rhodothemis rufa*), Vietnam.

© Conservation International/photo by A.W. Tordoff

Freshwater Biodiversity Assessments in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot: Fishes, Molluscs, Odonates and Plants

Grantee Name: International Union for Conservation of Nature

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Amount: $299,504
Dates: Aug 2009 – Sep 2012
Keywords: Freshwater, Red List assessment

Provide essential information for guiding decisions on the conservation and sustainable management of freshwater biodiversity in the Indochina region by assimilating data on the distribution, conservation status and livelihood values of fishes, molluscs, odonates and aquatic plants, using these to define priority areas for conservation and best practices for management, and linking the results to conservation and sustainable development planning.

Strategic Direction :

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