Story | 22 Aug, 2016
Commune Investment Program: Sustainable Financing for Fish Conservation
On July 21, 2016, IUCN and FACT discussed how to access Commune Investment Plan (CIP) funds to help finance three recently established fish conservation areas (FCAs) in the Tonle Sap.
Press release | 01 Aug, 2016
sustainable fisheries management for improved livelihood of the coastal fishing community in Tyre Caza, south Lebanon
Story | 10 Jul, 2016
Flooded forest fires: a major threat to the Tonle Sap
The Tonle Sap is described by Cambodians as the heart of their culture and national economy. Globally, it is known as the heart of Cambodia’s freshwater fisheries, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and one of the most productive wetland areas in the world. The flooded forests and…
Story | 08 Jul, 2016
Drought and illegal fishing in Balot: addressing new challenges
In late June, IUCN met the Balot community protected area (CPA) committee (located in the Boeung Chhmar Ramsar site) to discuss progress with the EU-funded IUCN/FACT project to strengthen community fisheries in three sites in the Tonle Sap. The meeting raised two new challenges: extreme weather…
Story | 05 Jul, 2016
Tourism and sustainable financing of community fisheries in Kampong Phluk
In early June, IUCN and FACT organized a regular monthly meeting with the community fisheries (CFi) committee and commune council in Kampong Phluk, 25 km from Siem Reap, one of three sites where the EU-funded project to strengthen management of fish conservation areas (FCAs) is intervening in…
Story | 21 Jun, 2016
Blog: Sustainable financing of a Fish Conservation Area in Beoung Periang
In December 2015, as part of a workshop on sustainable financing of fish conservation areas (FCAs), I visited a deep lake in the Tonle Sap called Beoung Periang, located in Chreav commune about 12 km from Siem Reap. The workshop was organised by the Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT) and…
Story | 21 Jun, 2016
For its 10th anniversary, the European Development Days welcomed over 6000 participants from over 140 countries. Over two days, from 15 to 16 June 2016, the European Commission’s EDDs brings the development community together to share ideas and experiences, to inspire, to build new partnerships…
Story | 09 Jun, 2016
Building confidence and capacity in community fisheries
On May 25, 2016, IUCN and FACT organised a workshop in Siem Reap to discuss the results and implications of 3.5 years of participatory monitoring that includes the collection of quantitative data on fish catch, debt, health, education, and other indicators, and quarterly focus group discussions…
Story | 22 Mar, 2016
World Water Day - Blog: 'Why investing in natural water infrastructure will pay off'
By Renat Heuberger, CEO of the South Pole Group, and Mark Smith, Director of the IUCN Global Water Programme. Why did a group of bankers and fund managers spend an afternoon in a Zurich café talking about nature? For opportunity and innovation
Story | 01 Feb, 2016
World Wetlands Day: Wetlands & Sustainable Livelihoods
Each year, 2 February marks World Wetlands Day, to celebrate our planet’s wetlands but also to draw attention to the challenges that their degradation brings.