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Using and Systematizing Fishers’ Local Ecological Knowledge to Monitor and Manage Fisheries, with Emphasis on Three Globally Threatened Fish Species, in the Lower Mekong River System of Long An Province, Vietnam
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Research Centre for Resources and Rural Development
HOTSPOT
Indo-Burma
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$19,937
DATES
Nov 2012
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Oct 2013
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Indo-Burma
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$19,937
DATES
Nov 2012
-
Oct 2013

Assemble and systematize the fishers' local ecological knowledge of fisheries in Lang Sen Wetland Reserve, Long An Province, with emphasis on the iconic giant catfish, Sanitwongsei's catfish and Jullien's golden carp, laying the foundation for a general local fisheries governance and management system that is based on the combination of fishers' knowledge, scientific fisheries' knowledge and official policy.

Strategic Direction: 3 Engage key actors in reconciling biodiversity conservation and development objectives, with a particular emphasis on the Northern Limestone Highlands and Mekong River and its major tributaries