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Scaling up sustainable conservation through ecotourism and community-based monitoring

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Post-Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£149,318
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Cambodia

Summary

Improving the capacity of Cambodian government and communities to benefit from sustainable management of globally significant biodiversity including critical habitat and key species through communitybased natural resource monitoring and sustainable wildlife tourism within the Eastern Plains Landscape (EPL) in Northeast Cambodia.
 
Status Completed
Reference EIDPO030
Round 16
Start 01/04/2009
End 30/06/2011

Project Leader

Lead Organisation

Project Partners
Wildlife Ecotourism Management Board - WEMB, MoE - Cambodia, Forestry Administration Cambodia, WWF - Cambodia


Regions
East Asia

Biomes
TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS

Threats To Biodiversity
LAND USE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

Broad Approches
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, CO MANAGEMENT, BENEFIT SHARING, LIVELIHOODS, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, GENERAL MEASURES, INCENTIVES, SUSTAINABLE USE, GOODS SERVICES, ECOSYSTEM APPROACH, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, IN SITU, SPECIES CONSERVATION

Specific Tools
TOURISM, PROTECTED AREAS, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, PARTICIPATORY, CEPA, TRAINING, RESEARCH TRAINING

Countries
Cambodia

Project Outputs
1. Local communities have the capacity to monitor and sustainably use natural resources. 2. Local Government institutions have awareness and skills to plan, manage, and share benefits for ecotourism development. 3. Community- based ecotourism initiatives are managed by community associations. 4. Environmental education is integrated as extra-curricula school-based activities and is embedded in local community associations. 5. Local experts in conservation are equipped with the skills to transfer knowledge and expertise.


Documents:
Download: Article - EIDPO030 AR1 brochures, articles etc - 09/02/2011

Download: Half Year Report - EIDPO030 HY2.doc - 09/02/2011

Download: Annual Report - EIDPO030 AR1 - 09/02/2011

Download: Half Year Report - EIDPO030 HY1 - 27/09/2010

Download: Application Form - EIDPO030 Application - 30/03/2009