The Greater Mekong & Climate Change Report
The Greater Mekong region is already strongly affected by climate change and a lack of immediate action will come at great cost to the region, states a new WWF report released during the UN climate change talks in Bangkok.
Status and habitat of Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon in Mondulkiri
Yellow-cheeked crested gibbon Nomascus gabriellae is a Globally Threatened species (IUCN - Endangered) restricted to the east of the Mekong River in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. The conservation status of this taxon is however clouded by the uncertain taxonomic status of northern populations and the lack of accurate population estimates. Surveys were conducted in Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri province, Cambodia to assess the status of the gibbon population around this protected area.
Steps to land suitability evaluation at commune level
This poster highlights all necessary steps to land suitability evaluation at commune level:
1. Establish provincial and communal core teams
2. Develop goal, objectives, and work plan for commune land use planning
3. Collect secondary data including socio-economic, rainfall, aerial photo/ satellite image map, soil classification, forestry, agronomic and environmental aspects.
4. Build capacity for core teams on techniques and steps of land evaluation
5. Commune land use class and current land use map
6. Participatory land suitability evaluation
7. Soil quality analysis in laboratory
8. Suitability matrix and maps
9. Reflect presentation key finding to local people
10. Identify land use options and recommend for future land use.
The importance of forest and wildlife conservation in Mondulkiri province
This reports highlights the importance of forest and wildlife conservation in Mondulkiri. It features identification of: (i) zones with highest protection, no extractive human use; (ii) zones with high protection, limited extractive human use; (iii) zones with lower protection/higher human use; (iv) zones with both conservation and extractive use; and (v) areas without conservation for development purposes.
Rattans of Cambodia, guide
A manufactured product (chairs, tables,shelves) is what everyone refers rattan to. But ‘what the Rattan looks like?’ and ‘how many species exist in Cambodia?’ are two of the questions to which many people do not know the answers.
Livelihoods sustainability analysis in Mondulkiri province
Mondulkiri is a remote province in the eastern part of Cambodia where people are poor and natural resources are abundant. Fifty nine per cent of the 50,000 population of Mondulkiri are below the poverty line. The twin problems of chronic poverty and continuous unsustainable harvesting from the forest perpetuate a cyclical trap wherein people get poorer while the resources continue to be endangered. An analysis to further understand why the people are suffering from such poor economic predicament and are prone to further degrading their forest resources was needed to be able to identify natural resource economic interventions that will help address these problems.
Fish abundance survey -the Srepok River
The Srepok River is one of the major tributaries to the Mekong River in Cambodia. This river is an important habitat and breeding ground for a variety of fish species, including those migrating from the Mekong River during the wet season. So far, there has been very limited or no assessment and documentation of fish species diversity and abundance in the Srepok River. An important issue is whether better understanding about the above knowledge can yield a better return for these limited resources. That is why WWF conducts survey that assesses fish species diversity and abundance, fish habitats, fishing methods, fish catch and consumption, and fisheries management in four selected villages along the Srepok River (Koh Myeul Leu, Koh Myeul Krom, Chi Met and Nong Bor villages).
Socio-economic profile of communities around the Mondulkiri Protected Forest
To better understand the socio-economic situation of the communities adjacent to the Mondulkiri Protected Forest (MPF) and their level of dependence on its natural resources as an entry point for community development, WWF conducted a rapid baseline survey in 2006 in the three clusters of communities around the MPF.
The study, which included focus group discussions in 14 villages, interviews among key informants from the villages, and individual interviews in 568 households representing 43% of the total households in sampled villages, assessed the socio-economic profile of the communities in relation to the resources inside the MPF.
Rethinking Investments in natural resources: China’s emerging role in the Mekong region
This scoping study is part of a research project entitled Understanding China as an Actor in the Mekong Region, jointly implemented by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, WWF and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The project aims to shed some light on China’s economic role in Vietnam, Lao PDR and Cambodia as a basis for constructive dialogue between decision makers and other stakeholders in China and the Mekong countries.
Biological surveys of the Mekong River between Kratie and Stung Treng towns, northeast Cambodia, 2006-2007
Between Kratie and Stung Treng towns, in northeast Cambodia, a remote 55km section of the Mekong River, that scientists have termed the ‘Central Section’, has been discovered to be of high biodiversity value both nationally and globally. Discoveries included one new species to science, 24 new species records for Cambodia and 36 fauna species that are globally threatened and listed under the “IUCN Red List”, including breeding populations of birds, primates and turtles.