WWF gets EU funds for conservation in Mondulkiri

26 December 2017
The Phnom Penh Post
Aid and development / Biodiversity / European Union aid / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected areas
Advancing CSOs Capacity to Ensure Sustainability Solutions (ACCESS) / Community Protected Areas (CPAs) / World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)

The European Union will be funding conservation efforts in Mondulkiri’s Srepok and Phnom Prich wildlife sanctuaries to the tune of $3.3 million over the next five years, according to a press release yesterday. The project, Advancing CSOs Capacity to Ensure Sustainability Solutions (ACCESS), will be implemented from 2018 to 2022 by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and a consortium of other groups. By working with 2,000 households spread across 34 villages within the two adjoining wildlife sanctuaries, the aim of the project is to strengthen so-called Community Protected Areas (CPAs). …

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