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Continuing Pileated Gibbon Conservation Education and Public Outreach in Cambodia through the Kouprey Express The project will accomplish the following objectives: (1) Continue building capacity and understanding of key environmental issues for 300 teachers, community educators, and community leaders in communities, schools and NGOs in target areas as well as all other provinces through training, staff development, monitoring and evaluation; (2) Bring a gibbon-focused education curriculum to an estimated 7,500 students at national schools and NGOs around the country and in the Cardamom Mountains; (3) Conduct an anticipated 20 field trips to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center to complement classroom lessons and environmental education awareness outreach activities for students and community members from around the country; (4) Build environmental awareness and pride in Cambodias natural heritage among students and communities through interactive hands-on Community Night Shows, which complement our work in schools; (5) Continue collaboration with other conservation NGOs on capacity building to help facilitate their own environmental education teams as a means of ensuring our message continues; (6) Continue to conduct Wildlife ID and anti-smuggling training with new Customs and Excise officers from Phnom Penh and Siem Reap International Airports and other relevant agencies; and, (7) Raise community awareness among Cambodians on a nationwide level regarding the devastating effects of the illegal wildlife trade with a focus on gibbons, destruction of habitats, and other factors threatening Cambodias wildlife through large-scale signage and outreach activities in collaboration with others.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Elephant conservation and capacity-building in Seima Protection Forest, Cambodia: Year 5
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Elephant conservation and capacity-building in Seima Protection Forest, Cambodia: Year 5
Asian elephant conservation education through the Kouprey Express, Cambodia. The purpose of this project is to continue to fund the only environmental education team in Cambodia, and brings the plight of the Asian elephant and ivory trade to the Cambodian public. The project has expanded its reach and scope via a MoU with the Government of Cambodia to include national schools and communities in Phnom Penh and Preah Sihanouk, home to Cambodias largest port. The Kouprey Express Environmental Education Program (KE) consists of a curriculum that builds the capacities of students and teachers through a national awareness campaign that highlights poaching, wildlife trade, habitat loss and habitat degradation and fragmentation. A strong anti-ivory message aims to reduce local and regional demand and complicity in the transport of ivory into, through, and out of Cambodia. Specific project activities will include: 1) delivery of education curriculum to rural schools in the Cardamom Mountains, Kompong Som and Phnom Penh, focusing on threats to flagship species; 2) improving the understanding of key environmental issues among teachers, community educators, and leaders through training, staff development, monitoring and evaluation, and provide multiple-use long lasting educational materials; 3) conduct field trips to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center for students and community members; 4) conducting 15+ interactive hands-on Community Night Shows; 5) conduct anti-ivory and wildlife ID trainings with Customs and Excise officers at primary points of entry; 6) raise awareness on the devastating effects of the illegal wildlife trade with a focus on elephants and ivory through community outreach programs, installation of billboards, and posting hotline stickers on 10 tuk-tuks in Phnom Penh, promoting Wildlife Alliances 24-hour nationwide wildlife crime hotline. This projects on-the-ground elephant protection and anti-ivory campaign and education and community outreach program combined with the recipients on-going work in wildlife crime law enf
Strengthening control of ivory trafficking in Cambodia; implementing the NIAP, 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.
Strengthening marine turtle conservation and critical habitat protection in Cambodia The purpose of this project is to continue support for development of a marine turtle conservation program for Cambodia. This project ddresses threats to nesting beach development, nest poaching and fisheries bycatch of marine turtles. Activities include: (1) in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Administration continue implementation of the National Conservation Action Plan developed in 2015 with MTCA support; (2) conduct nesting surveys to assess status of nesting at historically known nesting sites; (3) continue a gear replacement/sea turtle bycatch reduction project with small scale fisheries organizations; (4) conduct safe handling and release training workshops with fisheries in high threat interaction zones; (5) organize community fishery patrols to reduce and deter illegal fishing in areas of known high sea turtle bycatch; (6) conduct education and outreach activities in select coastal communities where sea turtle/human interactions are greatest; and (7) organize and conduct a regional capacity building and data sharing workshop in Cambodia with Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
Marine Turtles ConservationFund-Species Conservation Grant Protection and management of marine turtle habitat in Cambodia's first Marine Protected Area.
Developing a standardized monitoring and protection system to conserve Asian elephant within the core landscape of the southern/eastern Cardamon mountains, Cambodia The purpose of this project is to identify Asian elephant hotspots within the south-eastern Cardamom Mountains Landscape to inform future monitoring programs and management response, and support communities to mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC). Grantee will, 1) Conduct fecal concentration surveys within the eastern and southern Cardamom Mountains Landscape to identify elephant hotspots, by end 2014; 2) Reduce human-elephant conflict through strengthening local management of human-elephant conflict at key sites.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Building National Consensus for Asian Elephants Conservation in Cambodia
STRENGTHENING MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION AND CRITICAL HABITAT PROTECTION IN CAMBODIA The immediate goal is to strengthen national capacity for marine turtle conservation and habitat protection in Cambodia. Specific project objectives are to (1) monitor and protect 20km of marine turtle nesting beaches and foraging grounds in two key sites; (2) quantify and mitigate fisheries threats to marine turtles across four coastal provinces; (3) support awareness, protection and reporting of marine turtles by local communities and fishermen; and (4) strengthen capacity for long-term marine turtle monitoring and conservation by marine resource users and the government in Cambodia.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Cambodian Elephant Conservation Group: Understanding and reducing threats to Cambodia's elephant population
Critically Endangered Animals-International Grants Community-Led Nest Protection and Pagoda-Based Headstarting of Cantors Softshell Turtle in Cambodia
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to, (1) increase the intensity of field monitoring by law enforcement staff in and around elephant hotspots, (2) improve capacity to monitor existing forest encroachment, and inform the project in real-time of emerging threats, using advanced technologies, and adapt management strategies accordingly, and (3) establish a community-based patrolling system for monitoring remote parts of the project area that are under threat from deforestation, but one that ranger patrols are able to access only infrequently.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The recipient will collect important data on Asian elephant population in the northern half of the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary (PSWS). Elephant data from this area is urgently needed to help strengthen the existing capacity of the PSWS to monitor and
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.
Cross-border Environmental Education in Cambodia and Thailand to protect Asian Elephants and Combat Trafficking of Ivory THIS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT WILL CONDUCT ACTIVITIES
Community Conservation Education and Community-Based Protection of At-Risk Ape Populations in Cambodia (1) engage local communities in environmental law enforcement and in-situ habitat protection of critically pileated gibbon habitat in the Cardamom Mountains National Park, (2) deliver environmental education in rural communities in areas where gibbons live to build support for their conservation, and, (3) reintroduce gibbons into forests surrounding iconic temples of Angkor Wat, using animals confiscated from illegal wildlife trade or captive bred animals, born to rescued gibbons.
Understanding Peoples Attitudes and Behavior Towards Wildlife: Designing a Theory of Change for the Demand Reduction of Bear Products in Cambodia The purpose of this project is to counter wildlife trafficking in Southeast Asia, specifically in Cambodia, by developing a Theory of Change to reduce demand for bear parts. This project is intended to conserve vulnerable bear species, including the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus), by addressing the impacts of increased poaching pressure for meat/parts, traditional Chinese medicine, and other products. Specific activities will include: (1) conducting surveys and focus groups with Cambodian residents on their attitudes towards and behaviors regarding bear parts use; (2) leading human-centered design and social marketing tools to design and test behavior change tools across different social and geographical contexts; (3) presenting final behavior change strategy and tools through interactive workshops at each study site; and (4) training and knowledge transfer to Cambodian partners such as Free The Bears and the Royal University of Phnom Penh.
Improved Protection from Illegal Trade, Including Population Expansion for Endangered Ape Species in Cambodia This an ongoing project to coordinate law enforcement efforts against the illegal wildlife trade and reintroduce captive gibbons back to the wild in an area from which they have been extirpated. Cambodia is a source, transit, and destination country for the illegal wildlife trade, leaving gibbons and other endangered species in rapid decline. Wildlife Alliance has been fighting the illegal wildlife trade in Southeast Asia since 2001 by supporting the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT), the only full-time counter-trafficking unit in the region dedicated to combatting the illegal wildlife trade. Increased demand and decreased supply, combined with WRRT success, has led to the creation of better resourced, more sophisticated wildlife traders. The project has the following objectives: (1) Increased capacity of WRRT to conduct effective and efficient investigations and operations through improved investigative techniques, increased training of provincial officers, ensuring good governance monitoring legal procedures and court cases; and, (2) Increased recognition of the importance and viability of rehabilitation and release as a tool in the conservation of apes.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Protecting the Asian Elephants of the Southern Cardamon Mountains
DRIVING PRIORITY CONSERVATION ACTIONS FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS IN THE EASTERN PLAINS LANDSCAPE OF CAMBODIA The goal of this project is to improve the knowledge base and capacity of authorities and communities to track elephant movements and population trends and reduce human-elephant conflict (HEC) in the Eastern Plains Landscape (EPL) of Cambodia. Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary (PPWS) and Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS), two adjacent protected areas inside the EPL, are contiguous with Yok Don National Park (YDNP) in Viet Nam and home to 500 Asian elephants. This work aims to reduce threats to wild elephants through advocacy actions based on improved knowledge of elephant population size, movements, and HEC and use results to form the basis for data-driven conservation measures that directly target the most critical threats to the most viable transboundary Asian elephant population in Cambodia and Viet Nam. Project objectives are to: (1) conduct elephant collaring in EPL; (2) conduct fecal DNA assessments to measure elephant population size and viability in PPWS and SWS; and (3) prevent, reduce, and manage emerging HEC. Project activities are to: (1) conduct preparatory meetings with government partners to obtain support for collaring; (2) conduct refresher training for the elephant collaring team; (3) collar a minimum of two individual elephants; (3) monitor elephant movement using hourly interval GPS logging data; (4) conduct preparatory meetings and refresher training with research partners and community-based elephant research team on fecal DNA assessments; (5) collect fecal DNA samples; (6) establish an HEC reporting mechanism for EPL; (7) compile existing data on HEC to establish a baseline on which to inform and measure the effectiveness of interventions; and (8) conduct pilot research and feasibility testing on HEC management measures.
Enhanced Protection and Habitat Conservation for At-Risk Ape Populations in Cambodia The purpose of this project is to establish a long-term protection mechanism and serve as a model for enhancing protection of critical wildlife sites in NE India where situations are dire and manpower is short. The project will accomplish the following objectives and associated activities: (1) Continue the operations of the two roving gibbon and wildlife patrol units comprising of 3 community members and headed by a forest guard. A new group will also be introduced this year resulting in a total of 3 groups. (2) Implement SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) patrolling protocols; systematically record patrol details and produce monthly reports; plan future patrols using these reports. FWS support will provide the salaries of 8 guards and honorariums for 3 forest staff for 12 months. There will be special training of the guards on wildlife conservation, how to combat poaching, and SMART patrolling.
Building National Consensus for Asian Elephants Conservation in Cambodia The purpose of this project is to, (1) ensure that conservation efforts for the Asian elephant in Cambodia are enhanced through the development of a National Action Plan, (2) evaluate distribution and intensity of human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Cambodia and the effectiveness of mitigation methods, and, (3) reduce HEC and enhance and strengthen local management of HEC.
Wildife Without Borders - Critically Endangered Animals Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme: Ensuring the future of the critically endangered Siamese crocodile in the wild
Elephant conservation and capacity-building in Seima Protection Forest, Cambodia: Year 7 The purpose of this project is to, (1) increase the intensity of field monitoring by law enforcement staff in and around elephant hotspots, (2) improve capacity to monitor existing forest encroachment, and inform the project in real-time of emerging threats, using advanced technologies, and adapt management strategies accordingly, and (3) establish a community-based patrolling system for monitoring remote parts of the project area that are under threat from deforestation, but one that ranger patrols are able to access only infrequently.
REDUCING CONSUMER DEMAND FOR IVORY IN CAMBODIA THROUGH STRENGTHENED CAPACITY, WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE KOUPREY EXPRESS AND THE WILDLIFE RAPID RESCUE TEAM (WRRT) TO REDUCE THREATS TO ASIAN ELEPHANTS AND DEMAND FOR IVORY IN CAMBODIA THROUGH AN APPROACH THAT ENCOMPASSES BOTH WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DEMAND REDUCTION. THE KOUPREY EXPRESS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM EMPOWERS YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES TO MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS REGARDING THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE SHIFTS IN ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND ACTIONS TOWARDS WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITAT PROMOTE PRIDE AND GRASSROOTS ACTION TO PROTECT ASIAN ELEPHANTS AND OTHER WILDLIFE AND REDUCE CONSUMPTION OF IVORY. THE WRRT HAS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN COMBATING WILDLIFE CRIME IN CAMBODIA AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF WILDLIFE CRIME INVESTIGATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THREATS TO ASIAN ELEPHANTS BY: (1) DIRECTLY COMBATING THE ILLEGAL TRADE IN IVORY THROUGH FOCUSED INVESTIGATIONS (2) INCREASING GOVERNMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY (3) EMPOWERING YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES TO MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS AND SHIFTS IN ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND ACTIONS REGARDING THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CAMBODIA S WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND (4) PROMOTE PRIDE AND GRASSROOTS ACTION TO PROTECT ASIAN ELEPHANTS BY REDUCING CONSUMPTION FOR IVORY. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) BUILD C
Direct protection to Asias last intact elephant corridor, Cambodia This project endeavors to protect wild Asian elephants in the Southern Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia from poaching, prevent forest fragmentation and encroachment, and preserve continuous forest cover for elephant movement. Project activities include: 1) conduct capacity building and professionalization training for forest rangers in order for increase their effectiveness in cases involving high-ranking officials and middlemen involved in wildlife trafficking; 2) provide legal support in court proceedings, legal documentation procedures, and ensure cases are prosecuted; 3) increase effectiveness of intelligence gathering to obtain information leading to wildlife smuggling rings and logging syndicates; and 4) create better linkages between remote villages and ranger stations to address land encroachment in the elephant corridor. Through forest and wildlife protection via ranger law enforcement and forest protection this project will contribute to the conservation and survival of wild Asian elephants in Cambodia.
Reducing threats to Asian elephants and mitigating human-elephant conflict in the core habitat of the Cardamom Mountain Landscape, Cambodia The goal of this project is to reduce threats to wild Asian elephant conservation and population recovery in the Cardamom Mountain Landscape of Cambodia and support communities in mitigating human-elephant conflict (HEC). Specific projects objectives are: 1) reduce demand for wildlife products; 2) support the government in zoning and demarcation of key elephant habitats; and 3) reduce HEC through sustainable mitigation techniques and local management of HEC at key sites. Project activities include: 1) develop a wildlife products demand reduction campaign; 2) work with government authorities to zone protected areas with a special focus on key elephant habitat and connectivity; 3) support government-led HEC response teams to educate and train local stakeholders in conflict mitigation; 4) support two primary schools within elephant habitat to enable local school children to receive an education and build community support for conservation activities; and 5) investigate and pilot innovative and sustainable methods for HEC mitigation and reduction. This project will contribute to the stabilization and long-term growth of the Asian elephant population in Cambodia.
REDUCING CONSUMER DEMAND FOR IVORY IN CAMBODIA THROUGH STRENGTHENED CAPACITY, WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT This project will support the Kouprey Express and the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) to reduce threats to Asian elephants and demand for ivory in Cambodia through an approach that encompasses both wildlife law enforcement and demand reduction. The Kouprey Express Environmental Education Program empowers youth and communities to make responsible decisions regarding the sustainable management of natural resources; effect positive change; shifts in attitudes, behaviors, and actions towards wildlife and their habitat; promote pride and grassroots action to protect Asian elephants and other wildlife; and reduce consumption of ivory. The WRRT has an essential role in combating wildlife crime in Cambodia and is responsible for the majority of wildlife crime investigations in the country. This project will address threats to Asian elephants by: (1) directly combating the illegal trade in ivory through focused investigations; (2) increasing governmental and institutional capacity; (3) empowering youth and communities to make responsible decisions and shifts in attitudes, behaviors, and actions regarding the sustainable management of Cambodias wildlife and natural resources; and (4) promote pride and grassroots action to protect Asian elephants by reducing consumption for ivory. Project activities include: (1) build capacities of 750+ teachers and community leaders through three-day workshops on core environmental concepts; (2) reach 10,500+ Cambodian youth through hands-on environmental education and elephant conservation lessons, field trips to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center, and school visits; (3) conduct door-to-door outreach and 15+ Community Night Shows in rural communities to share information about elephants, wildlife laws, and human-elephant conflict (HEC); (4) broadcast two animated public service announcements on television to promote the wildlife rescue hotline and demand reduction messages; (5) use a targeted social media campaign in Khmer, English, and
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Elephant conservation and capacity building in Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area: Year 4