Ecosystem restoration of watering holes in Cambodia’s Northern Plains
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £300,000
WHERE Cambodia
Summary
This project will support the ecological maintenance of tropeangs (watering holes), an integral component of the ecosystem in Cambodia’s Northern Plains Landscape (NPL), home to 84 globally threatened species, by complementing the remaining herbivore populations with actions in partnership with communities through introduction of domestic Water Buffalo. Community Protected Area (CPA) committees will be trained to manage buffalo herds and generate income from the sale of buffalo meat and milk products to reduce poverty
and support community patrols long-term.
LBD - Laos Buffalo Dairy, CBC Centre for Biodiversity Conservation at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), DAFF Mondulkiri Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Environment and Forestry
