WWF unveils bid to help Mondulkiri forests

10 March 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Community forest / Economy and commerce / Forests and forestry / Land / Protected areas / Protected forest / Social development
Chhith Sam Ath / Choeng Sochantha / European Union aid / Keounh Ratha / Mondulkiri Protected Forest / Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary / World Wildlife Fund / WWF

In the latest bid to protect Mondulkiri’s ravaged forests, World Wildlife Fund is rolling out a new project designed to give locals financial incentives to help preserve Mondulkiri Protected Forest and Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary. Cultivating small-scale, community-run businesses such as resin tree tapping and beekeeping is how WWF-Cambodia hopes to develop a sustainable model of land management in Mondulkiri by 2017, WWF-Cambodia conservation manager Thibault Ledecq said yesterday. … Pairing private businesses with community vendors is key to sustaining a long-term “win-win situation” for the people reliant on the protected forest areas and conserva-tionist groups, Ledecq added. …

 Amelia Woodside
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