GMS Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project (Additional Financing - Grant- Cambodia)

Details

Project	40253-023
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Type	Grant
Sector	Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development
Country	Cambodia
Start	2015
End	2020
Status	Ongoing
Last Edited	05 Jul 2021

Funding

US$('000) 7,400

Confinancing Source: Strategic Climate Fund

Project Description

The Project will enhance transboundary cooperation for preventing and mitigating fragmentation of biodiversity rich forest landscapes of the Cardamom Mountains and Eastern Plains Dry Forest in Cambodia, Triborder Forest areas located in southern Lao PDR, and the Central Annamites in Viet Nam.

Progress (as of March 2021)

Ongoing. The project-s overall implementation progress is approximately achieved at about 75% (as of 31 July 2019) against an elapsed time of 96%. Extension of grant closing date for an additional 12 months, from 30 September 2019 to 30 September 2020 is being processed.

Contacts

Contact 1
Contact Name	khuc, huong thi lan
Organization	Asian Development Bank
Email	kthuong@adb.org
Contact 2
Contact Name	-
Organization	-
Email	-

News and Multimedia

The sustainably managed biodiversity corridors in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.
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Organic vegetables being grown by farmers in Savannakhet, Lao PDR.
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Farmer of organic vegetables along the economic corridors.
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Organic vegetables being grown by farmers in Savannakhet, Lao PDR.
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Fisherman catching fish along the banks of the Mekong River in Savannakhet, Lao PDR.
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Hillside in Da Nhim shows some evidence of logging. Despite its status as a protected area, the cutting of trees is still permitted on a very limited scale at the Bidoup Nui Ba National Park. The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.
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Kâho rangers take a breather after spending a day out in the forests. Around 4 to 5 villagers accompany full-time forest rangers on regular patrols that involve general conservation and law enforcement work.
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Villagers from the Kâho ethnic minority patrol a pine forest near the Da Nhim commune as part of Payment for Forest Environment Services (PFES) rendered for the national park authorities. The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.
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Rangers head out to patrol the forests near Da Chais. The jungles in Lac Duong are an essential watershed that feeds nearby hydropower plants, and supplies water to towns and cities in Lam Dong Province.
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Kâho villagers from the Da Chais commune prepare to go out on patrol with forest ranger Pham Huu Nhan at a Forest Protection Station in Giang Ly town.
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Forest rangers pose beside a replanted pine tree in Da Chais commune. Conservation, protection and police work comprises the work of these individuals.
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Kâho villagers from the Da Chais commune prepare to go out on patrol in Da Nhim.
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By 2022, 18,900 ha restored and an additional 16,100 ha leveraged under reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation for climate change mitigation compared to 2011 baseline; approximately 2,600 households with diversified livelihood assets and/or income generating opportunities; and 5.3 million labor days worth of employment generated through project related conservation and participatory restoration activities.
By 2018, management plans and biodiversity corridor policy with legal framework in place covering around 1.93 million ha of forestland and nonforestland; biodiversity conservation corridors mapped and demarcated with cross-border arrangements for maintenance and protection between the Lao PDR and Viet Nam, and Cambodia and Viet Nam; increase in income and/or assets for target households by 40% in Cambodia and the Lao PDR, and 55% in Viet Nam compared to 2011; and at least 30% of the commune and village corridor management committee members are women.