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Priority ecoregions

Lower Mekong Dry Forests Ecoregion

Living Mekong Programme

Aerial view of Dry Forests

Lower Mekong Dry Forests Ecoregion

Given the broad range of threats to the Dry Forests such as conversion for agriculture, illegal wildlife trade, land encroachment, and infrastructure development, Dry Forests Ecoregion Action Programme, in partnership with the government and other NGOs, is focusing on developing strategies to address these threats at large (landscape) scale. Such an approach has positive impacts for smaller scale conservation projects being implemented at the site level.

The Lower Mekong Dry Forests Ecoregion Programme aims to ensure that:
  • Priority species are preserved in viable populations throughout the landscapes,
  • A representative and viable sample of all broad habitat units is conserved, as well as
  • the ecological and evolutionary processes driving natural communities,
  • Natural resources support socio-economic development, and appropriate development ensures the conservation of biodiversity,
  • Efforts to protect and conserve the Dry Forests landscapes are socially, financially, and politically sustainable.
Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin

Freshwater Conservation Programme

This programme involves coordination, planning and management of WWF Cambodia’s effort to conserve the keys freshwater habitats, aquatic species and ecological functions identified within the Mekong River Ecoregion in Cambodia.

The Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin is a proud symbol of the Mekong river and its biodiversity

Although considered a sacred animal in Buddhist culture, the Irrawaddy dolphins of the Mekong River are in grave danger of extinction. Eliminating major threats to the dolphin and protecting its habitat is crucial for a host of other endangered aquatic species in the Mekong. The WWF Cambodia Programme, in collaboration with NGO partners and relevant government departments, are working with local communities to help reduce threats and conserve the Irrawaddy dolphin, and its habitat for future generations.

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