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Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme: Ensuring the future of the critically endangered Siamese crocodile in the wild This project will attempt to double the wild population of Siamese crocodiles by 2017 and to leverage the species as a flagship for conserving threatened rivers and wetlands in Cambodia. Specific activities include: (1) enhancing the viability of wild populations through restocking at least one additional wetland under the National Crocodile Re-Introduction and Reinforcement Strategy and Action Plan by 2015; (2) strengthening community management of crocodile sanctuaries established under precious CEACF support, and developing management plans for at least two new sanctuaries; (3) increasing awareness so that at least 10% of Cambodians are aware that the Siamese crocodile is indigenous, rare, and protected by law, to be accomplished through surveys of the public, an enhanced education program at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre aimed at reaching 50,000 people per year, and frequent features on crocodiles and this project in various forms of media; (4) monitoring the crocodile population and disseminating project methods, results, and impacts to benefit further conservation planning in Cambodia and throughout the species range.
Northern Plains of Cambodia Pileated Gibbon Conservation Project: Phase 6 The purpose of this project is to conserve the pileated gibbon population in the Northern Plains of Cambodia by strengthening existing law enforcement monitoring strategies, establishing new integrated community led patrolling approaches and implementing innovative patrol reporting systems. The following objectives and associated activities will be accomplished: (1) Ensure effective protection of pileated gibbons and their habitats by targeted patrol planning and implementation of automated patrol reporting systems, by (a) training patrol staff to implement and instruct communities in the use of an automated SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) patrol reporting system, and (b) conducting targeted SMART patrols to reduce threats to pileated gibbons and priority habitat areas; (2) Improve community liaisons between patrol team staff and village level institutions, by (a) conducting community workshops titled The Importance of Priority Gibbon Habitat in the Northern Plains (at village, commune and district levels), improving awareness and community support for priority habitats, and (b) electing community patrol team members from key villages and providing training for these teams to conduct SMART patrols.
Pileated Gibbon Conservation Education and Public Outreach in Cambodia and Eastern Thailand through the Kouprey Express oject will help the Kouprey Express build upon its successes and continue to strengthen public awareness and support for the protection of the endangered pileated gibbon, Asian elephant, other endangered wildlife, in both Cambodia and Thailand. This project will: (1) Empower youth and communities to make informed decisions regarding the sustainable management of their natural resources; (2) Engage rural communities in wildlife protection and raise community awareness among rural Cambodians regarding the devastating effects of the illegal wildlife trade; (3) Increase awareness about Cambodias wildlife laws and Wildlife Alliances nationwide wildlife rescue hotline number via on-the-ground public outreach, signage, and public service announcements; (4) Increase awareness about wildlife trafficking, methods of smuggling, and species identification through specialized training for Customs officers, cargo and freight handlers, and other relevant personnel at ports and airports; (5) Build capacities and support grassroots efforts of teachers and youth to create and implement their own wildlife protection lessons and activities; and, (6) Promote a conservation ethic in Cambodia.
Combating wildlife trafficking in Cambodia The purpose of this project is to scale up the successful results of the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) in Cambodia to address pan-Asian wildlife trafficking and support the Cambodian Government to achieve its 2016-2017 goal of instutionalizing a National Wildlife Crime Program. This project is intended to conserve many protected and unprotected species, including Asian elephants, Indochinese tigers, clouded leopards, Malyan sunbears, slow loris, pileated Gibbons and pangolins, as well as African elephants and rhinos. Specific activities include: (1) training 40 officers involved in wildlife law enforcement on surveillance, wildlife identification, investigation techniques, preparation of prosecution documents and wildlife care and handling; (2) conducting joint operations with these officers to provide practice experience and guidance on lessons learned during the training sessions; and (3) improving existing partnerships with counterparts on the borders of Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam to promote corss border investigations and prosecutions.
ENHANCING MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION IN CAMBODIA THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS THREATS TO MARINE TURTLES IN CAMBODIA, INCLUDING NESTING BEACH DEVELOPMENT, NEST POACHING, AND FISHERIES BYCATCH. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE (1) COLLABORATING WITH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AND FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION FOR CONTINUING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN DEVELOPED IN 2015 (2) CONDUCTING NESTING SURVEYS TO ASSESS THE STATUS OF NESTING AT HISTORICALLY KNOWN NESTING SITES (3) CONTINUING A GEAR REPLACEMENT SEA TURTLE BYCATCH REDUCTION PROJECT WITH SMALL SCALE FISHERIES ORGANIZATIONS (4) CONDUCTING SAFE HANDLING AND RELEASE TRAINING WORKSHOPS WITH FISHERIES IN HIGH THREAT INTERACTION ZONES (5) ORGANIZING COMMUNITY FISHERY PATROLS TO REDUCE AND DETER ILLEGAL FISHING IN AREAS OF KNOWN HIGH SEA TURTLE BYCATCH (6) CONDUCTING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN SELECT COASTAL COMMUNITIES WHERE SEA TURTLE HUMAN INTERACTIONS ARE GREATEST AND (7) ORGANIZING AND CONDUCTING A REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING AND DATA SHARING WORKSHOP IN CAMBODIA WITH SEA TURTLE TEAMS FROM MYANMAR, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM.
Strengthening control of ivory trafficking in Cambodia: Implementing the National Ivory Action Plan The purpose of this project is to support the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Forestry Administration to implement the activities specified in the government-endorsed National Ivory Action Plan (NIAP) in its first year of implementation. Project activities will include: 1) revise the Government proclamation No. 020 PR. MAFF on Classification and List of Wildlife Species to include African elephants on the list of Endangered Species; 2) develop regulatory and internal procedures for establishing, registering, and managing seized ivory; 3) coordinate a workshop for prosecutors, judiciary, and relevant law enforcement agencies to increase awareness and prosecutions of wildlife crime; and 4) support local bilateral meetings between Vietnam and Cambodia to improve trans-boundary cooperation related to wildlife trafficking and wildlife crime investigation and enforcement. Implementation of the NIAP will strengthen the control of ivory trafficking through Cambodia, and by reducing poaching pressure on Asian elephants while increasing anti-trafficking efforts, this project will reduce overall demand for ivory from both Asian and African elephants.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Elephant conservation and capacity-building in Seima Protection Forest, Cambodia: Year 7
Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme: Ensuring the future of the critically endangered Siamese crocodile in the wild Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme: Ensuring the Future of the Critically Endangered Siamese Crocodile in the Wild. In partnership with Fauna & Flora International this project will increase the viability of Siamese crocodiles in the wild through direct protection, in situ conservation, and captive breeding and reintroduction. Specific activities include: (1) conduct annual transect-based monitoring of crocodile abundance and reproduction at key sites; (2) conduct post-release monitoring of reintroduced crocodiles; (3) strengthen management and monitoring by having community wardens patrol three crocodile wetlands and one reintroduction site on a monthly basis and will report illegal activities to the authorities; (4) develop boundaries, regulations and management plans for the newly established crocodile sanctuaries with relevant stakeholders; (5) provide livelihoods and other social support enabling communities near key sites to reduce impacts on crocodiles and their habitat; (6) release at least 25 additional Siamese crocodiles from the Phnom Tamao Breeding Facility and the Areng Sanctuary into the six preselected sites; (7) test crocodile DNA test to identify purebred individuals that could potentially be released back into the wild; (8) facilitate crocodile conservation network meetings on a quarterly basis; (9) disseminate information on the conservation and cultural importance of the Siamese crocodiles to the Crocodile Conservation Network members as well as a wider audience.
Strengthening control of ivory trafficking in Cambodia; implementing the National Ivory Action Plan, Phase 2 This project builds upon the work undertaken in USFWS award #F15AP00349, to provide strategic capacity building and technical support to key law enforcement agencies at international trafficking points, to combat trafficking of wildlife, in particular of elephant ivory and rhino horn with the ultimate goal of reducing the trafficking of elephant ivory and rhino horn through Cambodia. Project activities include: 1) conduct training for key law enforcement agencies to intercept and prosecute wildlife trafficking cases at key points in Cambodia; 2) provide technical support to the sampling and inventory of ivory and rhino horns that are seized by law enforcement agencies; 3) establish a secure repository for confiscated wildlife products; and 4) provide technical advice to the national CITES Management Authority. This project will contribute to the strengthening of capacity and awareness within primary law enforcement agencies to combat wildlife trafficking in Cambodia.
Conservation of the Northern Yellow-cheeked Gibbon in Northeastern Cambodia The project will accomplish the following objectives to help conserve endangered yellow-cheeked gibbon: (1) Fill critical knowledge gaps on distribution and abundance of northern yellow-cheeked gibbons, and threats to the species within the Virachey Landscape; and, (2) Support the government-led zonation of Virachey and Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Parks.
Long-term conservation of Yellow-cheeked crested gibbon through direct law enforcement and community engagement in southern Mondulkiri, Cambodia The purpose of this project is to have well-managed forest landscape that supports increasing wildlife populations, especially gibbons, and improving livelihoods for the people who currently live there. The following objectives and associated activities will be accomplished: (1) Protect gibbons by maintaining extensive law enforcement activities, by (a) continuing proactive law enforcement activities to protect sensitive gibbon habitat, and (b) refining the use of remote sensing and the SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) software to inform adaptive management; (2) Expand and strengthen community engagement in, and support of, gibbon conservation, by (a) continued capacity building for tourism development and improved community engagement, and (b) further refinement and implementation of robust monitoring of the gibbon populations in the ecotourism area.
Reducing Trafficking of Cambodia's Cantor's Giant Softshelled Turtle Reducing Trafficking of Cambodia's Cantor's Giant Softshelled Turtle
STRENGTHENING CONSERVATION OF THE ENDANGERED PILEATED GIBBON (HYLOBATES PILEATUS) IN PREY LANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, CAMBODIA THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF ENDANGERED PILEATED GIBBONS AND THEIR HABITATS IN PREY LANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (PLWS) THROUGH TARGETED MONITORING AND BY ENGAGING LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, PRIMARILY INDIGENOUS KUY PEOPLE, IN THEIR PROTECTION. PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE (1) A MONITORING PROGRAM IS ESTABLISHED FOR ASSESSING TRENDS IN POPULATION ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PILEATED GIBBONS IN PLWS AND (2) REDUCED THREATS TO GIBBONS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH EFFECTIVE CO-MANAGEMENT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PROTECTED AREA RANGERS.
Great Apes Conservation Fund The purpose of this proposal is to deliver an education curriculum that includes information regarding wildlife and forestry laws and information that will enable Cambodians to make informed decisions regarding the sustainable management of their natural resources while promoting protection of areas rich in biodiversity. This will be done by: 1) delivering a gibbon-focused environmental curriculum to students (3,000), teachers (200), community members, and community leaders in Koh Kong, Kompong Som, and Phnom Penh; 2) conducting at least 15 conservation oriented Community Night Shows and 20 field trips to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC); 3) conducting follow up visits to each school to ensure that teachers are delivering the environmental education lessons and to provide them continuing support in doing that; 6) expanding the Kouprey Express partnership network to provinces not previously addressed; and 7) renewing existing signs and installing new, high visibility multi-lingual billboards and double-sided overhead signs at highly trafficked intersections having conservation messages targeting illegal trafficking of wildlife.
Reducing Trafficking of Cambodia's Cantor's Giant Softshelled Turtle The purpose of this project is to counter endangered turtle trafficking in Kratie and Stung Treng provinces, Cambodia, by building upon a currently successful model of community and local government engagement. This project is intended to conserve the endangered Cantors Giant Softshelled Turtle, pelochelys cantorii, by addressing the impacts of local consumption and international trade of the turtles and their eggs. Specific activities will include: (1) engage community members with high community standing as Turtle Ambassadors to participate in adult/fisher education sessions and patrols in current target sites; (2) extending the efforts of current Community Rangers; (3) extending and expanding our community education program in current target sites; and (4) rollout of project activities in a newly identified hunting hotspot.
CONSERVING THE ENDANGERED PILEATED GIBBON (HYLOBATES PILEAUS) IN PREY LANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, CAMBODIA The overall goal of the project is to improve the conservation status of endangered pileated gibbons.and their habitats in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary through targeted monitoring and engaging local.stakeholders in their protection. Project objectives include to, (1) determine population and.distribution of pileated gibbons in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, and, (2) engage local communities.and protected area rangers to protect gibbons and their habitats.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Northern Plains of Cambodia Elephant Conservation Project: Phase 3
Great Apes Conservation Fund Northern Plains of Cambodia Pileated Gibbon Conservation Project: Phase 4
Great Apes Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to continue a focused enforcement program combined with law enforcement monitoring using state of the art tools to secure the long term conservation of the worlds largest known population of yellow-cheeked crested gibbons. This will be done by: (1) continuing operation of six ranger teams assigned one each to six ranger stations throughout the Protected Forest plus one additional mobile intervention squad based out of the Keo Seima base camp; (2) monitoring changes in forest cover and land use change through visual comparison of recent Landsat 7 imagery; and (3) improving the capacity of protection staff to implement law enforcement through presentation of two back to back 10-day training courses each involving two Forestry Administration patrol leaders and 12 law enforcement team members.
GAFC-Expend On Investmnt-Species Conservation Grant Public Outreach to Conserve Endangered Pileated Gibbons in Cambodia and on the Cambodia-Vietnam Border
Enhanced conservation of Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae) through.direct protection and ecotourism in southern Mondulkiri, Cambodia The purpose of this project is to ensure the long-term conservation of the largest population of Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon in the world through effective protection of the core area of Seima Protection Forest and the development gibbon-based ecotourism. This will be done by: 1) direct protection of gibbons and their habitat; 2) monitoring of law enforcement efforts using SMART conservation software; 3) developing a community-based ecotourism project that will allow visitors to see gibbons in their natural habitat; and 4) monitoring key indicators of the ecotourism project including the gibbons and their ecology, habitat use, movement patterns, and the impacts of the project on the local community.
Implementing the Action Plan: Targeting Marine Turtle Conservation Needs in Cambodia The recipient will; 1. conduct a systematic coastal survey to determine historic extent and location of nesting beaches and; 2. conduct education and outreach in schools and coastal communities; 3. work with FiA DFC to develop a working group that will identify and promote implemtation of National Action Plan; and 4. implement pilot bycatch reduction project in collaboration with Community fisheries organizations .
Enhanced Protection and Habitat Conservation for At-Risk Ape Populations in Cambodia The project will accomplish the following objectives: (1) Increased capacity of law enforcement officials to conduct effective and efficient investigations and operations through increased training of officers and strengthening of good governance through legal support; and, (2) Increased recognition of the importance and viability of rehabilitation and release as a tool in the conservation of apes.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Cambodian Elephant Conservation Group: Understanding and reducing threats to Cambodia's elephant population
Great Apes Conservation Fund Long-term conservation of a priority gibbon population in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia
Cross-Border Environmental Education in Cambodia and Thailand to Protect Asian Elephants and Combat Trafficking of Ivory 1) 7,500+ Cambodian youth gain understanding of resource use and an increased desire to protect habitat and conserve Asian elephants; 2) 600+ teachers and key stakeholders including personnel from the Ministry of Environment, have improved their capacity to deliver environmental education curriculum; and 3) 10,000 community members have increased awareness, through Community Night Shows and other public events, about Asian elephants, illegal wildlife trafficking, snaring, and environmental crimes..
STRENGTHENING CONSERVATION OF THE ENDANGERED PILEATED GIBBON (HYLOBATES PILEATUS) IN PREY LANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, CAMBODIA The purpose of this project is to improve the conservation status of endangered pileated gibbons and their habitats in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary (PLWS) through targeted monitoring and by engaging local stakeholders, primarily indigenous Kuy people, in their protection. Project objectives are (1) A monitoring program is established for assessing trends in population abundance and distribution of pileated gibbons in PLWS; and (2) Reduced threats to gibbons and their habitats through effective co.management with local communities and protected area rang
Critically Endangered Animals-International Grants Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme: Saving the critically endangered Siamese crocodile.
CONSERVATION OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RIVER TERRAPIN, BATUGUR AFFINIS EDWARDMOLLI, IN SOUTHERN CAMBODIA THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS THREATS FROM ILLEGAL FISHING, COLLECTION FOR THE ILLEGAL PET TRADE, AND SAND MINING, AMONG OTHERS, TO ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING WILD POPULATIONS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) RECRUITING AND COMPENSATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ASSIST WITH IN-SITU NEST SURVEILLANCE (2) RELEASING ABOUT 50 HEAD-STARTED TURTLES WITH AN INVITATION TO THE ROYAL FAMILY AND A WELL-KNOWN BUDDHIST MONK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC RELEASE BLESSING TO MAXIMIZE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SUPPORT (3) DEPLOYING SONIC TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS TO TRACK DISPERSAL, HABITAT USE AND SURVIVAL OF RELEASED TURTLES TO INFORM CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND (4) CONDUCTING AN AWARENESS PROGRAM FOCUSED ON SIX KEY VILLAGES CLOSE TO IMPORTANT NESTING BEACHES TO INCREASE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
Enhanced Conservation of Yellow-Cheeked Crested Gibbon Through Targeted Habitat Protection and Ecotourism Development in Southern Mondulkiri, Cambodia The purpose of this project is to continue to protect gibbons and critical gibbon habitat through direct law enforcement, and support the continuing development of gibbon-based ecotourism through targeted law enforcement, further capacity building, and project monitoring.
REPLACEMENT AWARDS FOR FY2019 - CONSERVING THE ENDANGERED PILEATED GIBBON (HYLOBATES PILEAUS) IN PREY LANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, CAMBODIA The overall goal of the project is to improve the conservation status of endangered pileated gibbons and their habitats in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary through targeted monitoring and engaging local stakeholders in their protection. Project objectives include to, (1) determine population and distribution of pileated gibbons in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, and, (2) engage local communities and protected area rangers to protect gibbons and their habitats.
Development of a marine turtle conservation program in Cambodia and piloting bycatch reduction on key foraging grounds The recipient will; 1. work with the Cambodian Fisheries Administration to develop a National Marine Turtle Conservation Action Plan through stakeholder meetings and workshops and collection of technical and scientific data and; 2. develop and implement in coordination with Cambodian Fisheries Administration and Community fisheries organizations a pilot bycatch reduction project on important sea turtle foraging grounds within the Koh Rong Archipelago.
ROOST PROTECTION AND HABITAT CREATION FOR THE WHITE-SHOULDERED IBIS IN NORTHERN CAMBODIA This project will promote a stable or increasing population of White-shouldered Ibis in Western Siem Pang Forest and Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary. The grantee will undertake an innovative method to create additional habitat; specific objectives include: (1) Playback of bird calls; (2) The use of dolly (model) birds to encourage live birds to join new communal roosting sites; (3) The enhancement of preferred White-shouldered Ibis foraging habitat by the digging of forest pools trapeangs as key foraging resources for the species.
REPLACEMENT AWARDS FOR FY2019 - NORTHERN PLAINS OF CAMBODIA PILEATED GIBBON CONSERVATION PROJECT: PHASE 7 The purpose of the project is to conserve the pileated gibbon population in the Northern Plains of Cambodia through strengthening existing law enforcement, empowering communities through zoning of priority gibbon sites, and building community-level support for gibbon conservation. Project objectives are to, (1) Ensure effective protection of pileated gibbons and their habitats by targeted patrol planning and implementation of SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) Connect, and, (2) Increase community ownership and understanding of gibbon conservation.