Tigers in the Greater Mekong
The forests of the Greater Mekong region represent the largest combined tiger habitat on our planet. Covering 540,000km2, or roughly the size of France, these forest habitats are priority areas for tiger conservation efforts. Yet it is estimated that as few as 350 Indochinese tigers prowl the forests of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, down from around 1,200 during the last Year of the Tiger in 1998.
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.
Reports on Climate Change impacts in Ca Mau, Vietnam and Krabi, Thailand
Coastal areas in the Greater Mekong are considered highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, yet there has been little discussion of how to integrate climate-related concerns into the plans and policies that will shape future economic development. The WWF Greater Mekong Programme recently collaborated with WWF's Macroeconomics Programme and local climate researchers on innovative pilot studies that assessed climate change vulnerability and its implications for development in two coastal provinces that are priorities for WWF: Krabi in Thailand and Ca Mau in Vietnam.
Assessing the implications of climate change at the provincial level in Ca Mau and Krabi
Coastal areas in the Greater Mekong are considered highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, yet there has been little discussion of how to integrate climate-related concerns into the plans and policies that will shape future economic development. The WWF Greater Mekong Programme recently collaborated with WWF's Macroeconomics Programme and local climate researchers on innovative pilot studies that assessed climate change vulnerability and its implications for development in two coastal provinces that are priorities for WWF: Krabi in Thailand and Ca Mau in Vietnam.
Tiger and elephant conservation in the Kayah Karen Tenasserim Ecoregion
The KKFC that is located in the Tenasserim Tiger ConservationLandscape (TCL #19) is ranked as a highest priority TCLand is thought to be the third most important TCL globally forthe survival of tigers. The area is also one of WWF’sAREAS priority landscapes meaning it is of global importancefor the conservation of the Asian elephant.
Wildlife Value Orientations in Thailand: Preliminary Findings
This article presents the results from a preliminary study of wildlife value orientations
in Thailand. Seventy semi-structured interviews were conducted. The study found eight
wildlife value orientations (WVOs) including Materialism, Mutualism, Caring, Symbolism,
Attraction, Repulsion, Concern for Human Safety, and Environmentalism.
The Mekong Messenger – A special edition of the WWF Greater Mekong’s newsletter
WWF Greater Mekong has produced a special printed edition of The Mekong Messenger, the programme office's quarterly newsletter.
Landscape Management and Sustainable Livelihoods at Tram Chim National Park Project
One of the major threats to biodiversity in the Mekong Delta has been the large-scale conversion of natural habitats to different forms of intensive aqua and agricultural production. Nowhere else in the delta is the conversion process more acute than in the Plain of Reeds, where human pressures have resulted in the conversion of 99% of the original natural landscape.
Factsheet: Tigers
The largest cat of all, the tiger is a powerful symbol among the different cultures that share its home. But this magnificent animal is being persecuted across its range. Tigers are poisoned, shot, trapped, and snared, largely as a result of conflicts with people and to meet the demands of a continuing illegal trade in tiger derivatives and parts. On top of this, both their habitat and natural prey continue to disappear.
