Bio-diversity

The project will support sustainable community-base activities in the Tonle Sap Lake that demonstrated and promoting the establishment of 3 community conservation areas (12.50 ha), reforestation of flooded forest around community conservation areas (12 ha) and protection of 3 ha of existing flooded forest. They will also address the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources mainly fisheries and flooded forest in the area under increasing human pressure on those resources by organizing 9 women saving groups to create community-based alternatives livelihood through fish processing. The project has the objective to: - Increase fish stock and flooded forest through establishing community conservation areas were established and flooded tree reforestation. - Raise awareness of community to love their environment, protection of natural resources, environment and participation in stopping illegal fishing. - Empower 9 women groups (around 70-100 women) to activly participated in protection, conservation natural resources management and all community activities.

Cambodia