Saving the Serengeti of Asia
Aware that conservation in a country as poor as Cambodia will only succeed if local people continue to benefit economically from the river and its forests, WWF has embarked on an innovative project.Working with local communities and authorities, WWF is developing an ecotourism venture similar to the successful game reserves of South Africa that will attract tourists from all over the world to bird watch, angle in the river and take safaris into the forest to view the spectacular wildlife.
As well as saving this amazing landscape, once described as the the Serengeti of Asia, the aim is to create livelihoods for local people and alleviate the poverty that pervades this area.
