SCW - 3S Ecosystem Protection Save Cambodia#s Wildlife (SCW) is a national NGO in the field of environmental protection and biodiversity conservation. SCW envisions a world where nature, wildlife and human beings co-exist peacefully. SCW aims to increase community ownership for sustainable livelihoods and effective Natural Resource Management. SCW diversifies its program in 5 strategic components: 1) Sustainable NRM; 2) Climate Change Action; 3) Environmental Education; 4) Integrated Alternative Livelihoods and 5 Social Enterprise.
Oxfam#s People Protecting Their Ecosystem in the Lower Mekong phase 1 (PEM 1) has partnered with SCW to implement #Empowering Community Based Natural Resource Management and Ecosystem Protection in the Vulnerable Indigenous Communities in the 3S Rivers since September 2013 ended in December 2015 focused on establishing and strengthening capacity of 2 community protected areas and 16 Community-Based Natural Resources Management. PEM Phase 2 (1st August 2016 until 31st December 2017) continued to build the capacity of exiting communities to realize their rights to sustainable use and management of fisheries and forestry resources to protect and preserve their ecosystems.
Through PEM phase 1 and 2, SCW has supported 14 CFis covering 5 districts # Koun Mom, Lumphat, Vernsai, Taveng and Andong Meas, 18 communes and 68 villages, benefiting 8,928 households of 40,633 individuals (21,200 females). All CFis need further capacity building and support to protect 43 deep pools with the size of 271 hectare of 17 fishspecies. Among those 6 CFis have implemented their initial patrolling fund contributed by committee members through share some of their allowance obtained from NGO that invited them to participate in events and also through punishment fee charged to illegal fishers.  They are functioning well and undertake regular meetings and patrolling. They have good relationship with local authorities, and they liaise local authorities for intervention whereas another 8 CFis now have good relationship with local authorities and they do not have patrolling fund in place. However, 8 among 14 CFi requires a re-election for a new structure and 70% of CFis# need to be trained on safe patrolling and do proper reporting to both commune council and other authorities. Newly appointed committee members would also need training on water governance and related policies and laws.
With funding support from Margaret A. Cargill Foundation (MACF) through Oxfam#s People Protecting Their Ecosystemin the Lower Mekong phase 3 (PEM 3), SCW is implementing the proposed project named #Towards Participatory and Sustainable Water Governance in Vulnerable Indigenous Communities of the 3S Rivers.# The proposed project, SCW aims to achieve its expected outcome is that #Fishery dependent communities in the 3S regions have sustainable access fisheries resources.#
To achieve the expected outcome above, SCW identified 3 main objectives: 1) Raise awareness of communities on water governance and participatory fisheries resources management; 2) Support 14 Fishery Communities to protect the fisheries resources through technical support from FA and 3) Promote sustainable water governance through advocacy, women <(>&<)> youth leadership and networking.