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Active conservation projects in Laos

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Forest Carbon Projects and Protected Area Management in Laos

Lao PDR has the largest intact forest cover in Indochina, and so is in a unique position to contribute to the global fight against climate change. ...

Modified: Oct 2009 - Started: May 2009

Mekong River's giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas). This fish weighed approximately 160kg and measured about 250cm in length. Populations have declined by about 90% over the past 20 years.

Giant catfish conservation in the Mekong

The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) is found only in the Mekong River and is one of the largest freshwater fish species in the worl...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jan 2007

Young women using scoop nets to collect crustaceans, aquatic insects, and small fish for household consumption. Lao PDR.

Support to Food Security and Aquatic Biodiversity

Laos is a culturally diverse country globally renowned for its unique biodiversity and natural resources. The Mekong River carves a path down its leng...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jan 2005

Pilot Green Club Activities in Southern Lao PDR

The aim of this project is to pilot training of teachers in rural areas on environmental education (EE) activities. The project will be conducted in a...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Nov 2007

WWF Tiger Action Plan

Drawing upon 4 decades of tiger conservation work with partners around the globe, WWF has developed a new and far-reaching strategy for tiger conserva...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Apr 2002

Improving the Management of Xe Pian National Protected Area

This project is intended to strengthen the capacity of the Department of Forestry in the management of protected areas (PAs) and wildlife conservation...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Oct 2008

Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) in the Mekong river, Kratie province. Cambodia.

Saving the Mekong River’s dolphins

With a characteristically rounded head, no beak, and sporting a small triangular shaped dorsal fin with a rounded tip below the centre of the back, th...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Jan 2005

Participatory Management and Conservation of the Xe Kong River Basin

The project goal is to cooperate with local government authorities on poverty eradication through a participatory approach to integrated river basin m...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: May 2004

Wallago attu specimens from Nong Bok District. Laos.

Freshwater Activities 2008

The project will focus on activities which aim to build technical capacity and raise awareness for aquatic resources management and conservation of aq...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Jan 2008

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