WCS Cambodia

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    <title>WCS celebrates 25 years of protecting Cambodia’s wildlife and wild places</title> 
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    <description>WCS Cambodia celebrated 25 years of protecting Cambodia&amp;rsquo;s wildlife and wild places. Since 1999, the organization has safeguarded biodiversity across five landscapes, including the Tonle Sap Lake&amp;mdash;where WCS helped establish the world&amp;rsquo;s first and only Bengal Florican conservation areas. This anniversary builds on WCS&amp;rsquo;s 125-year global legacy, with more than 1,000 staff contributing to conservation efforts in Cambodia since the program began.

Over the past quarter century, WCS has safeguarded more than one million hectares of forests, wetlands, and grasslands. These habitats are home to national symbols, the Giant Ibis, the Royal Turtle, and the White-shouldered Ibis, remarkably rediscovered through WCS-led efforts that inspired renewed protection for critical ecosystems in Koh Kong and Preah Vihear Provinces.

&amp;ldquo;WCS&amp;rsquo;s conservation program has grown alongside Cambodia,&amp;rdquo; said Alistair Mould, WCS Cambodia Country Director. &amp;ldquo;Innovative projects over the past 25 years have shown what can be achieved when science, communities, and commitment guide conservation efforts. We are proud to contribute to Cambodia&amp;rsquo;s journey toward sustainability and environmental preservation.&amp;rdquo;

Partnering with Indigenous Peoples and local communities, WCS has advanced groundbreaking science, including the discovery of 20 previously unknown species in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri Province. Among them is the O&amp;rsquo;reang Bullfrog, named to honor the Indigenous Bunong village whose steady care of the surrounding forest allowed this species to endure.

&amp;ldquo;WCS Cambodia has been a key partner in protecting some of the nation&amp;rsquo;s most important landscapes and species,&amp;rdquo; said H.E. Chuop Paris, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment. &amp;ldquo;We&amp;rsquo;ve also seen how joint conservation efforts can create opportunities and improve the lives of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.&amp;rdquo;

WCS-led conservation projects have engaged over 51,000 community members in initiatives ranging from community forest patrols to sustainable agriculture. The Keo Seima REDD+ project has delivered over $2 million in direct payments to 20 communities, supporting over 400 development projects. These include clean water systems for nearly 10,000 people, mobile health clinics, and meeting hall construction.

WCS incorporated IBIS Rice in 2017, paying premium prices to farmers who grow organic, wildlife-friendly jasmine rice without clearing forests. Sam Veasna Conservation Tours, founded in 2003, has channeled ecotourism revenue to communities in biodiversity hotspots. These conservation-linked initiatives and others now support nearly 25,000 Cambodians.

&amp;ldquo;The story of conservation in Cambodia is still being written,&amp;rdquo; Mould said. &amp;ldquo;The challenges ahead are great, but so is the promise of what can be achieved.&amp;rdquo;

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Visit cambodia.wcs.org/25-years for more on WCS Cambodia&amp;rsquo;s legacy. High-resolution photos and digital creatives from the event are available for download.

For press inquiries, contact Austin Romeo, WCS Director of Communications, at aromeo@wcs.org or +855 077 734 096.
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    <title>ពិធីប្រារព្ធខួប ២៥ ឆ្នាំនៃការងារអភិរក្សរបស់អង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ (WCS) នៅកម្ពុជា</title> 
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    <description>អង្គការ WCS ប្រចាំកម្ពុជាប្រារព្ធខួប២៥ឆ្នាំនៃការងារអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ ព្រៃឈើ និងធនធានធម្មជាតិនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ ចាប់តាំងពីឆ្នាំ១៩៩៩មក អង្គការ WCS បានការពារជីវៈចម្រុះនៅតាមតំបន់ទេសភាពចំនួន៥ ដោយរួមមានទាំងតំបន់ទេសភាពបឹងទន្លេសាបដែល​ជា​ទី​កន្លែង​អង្គ​ការ​ WCS បាន​ជួយ​បង្កើត​តំបន់​អភិរក្ស​ដំបូងគេ​និង​មាន​តែ​មួយ​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ​ក្នុង​ពិភព​លោក​សម្រាប់ការ​​​អភិរក្ស​​​សត្វ​ខ្សឹប​។ ពិធី​ប្រារព្ធ​ខួប​នេះ​ជា​ចំណែក​នៃ​​សមិទ្ធិផលជាសកលក្នុងរយៈពេល១២៥ឆ្នាំកន្លងមករបស់អង្គការ WCS ជាមួយនឹងការចូលរួមចំណែករបស់បុគ្គលិកជាង១ ០០០នាក់ ក្នុងកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងអភិរក្សចាប់តាំងពីកម្មវិធីអភិរក្សបានចាប់ផ្តើមនៅក្នុងប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា។

ក្នុងរយៈពេល២៥ឆ្នាំនៃសតវត្សចុងក្រោយនេះ អង្គការ WCS បានការពារតំបន់ព្រៃឈើ តំបន់ដីសើម និងវាលស្មៅលើទំហំដីជាងមួយលានហិកតា។ តំបន់ទាំងនេះជាទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិសម្រាប់សត្វដែលជានិមិត្តសញ្ញាជាតិដូចជាសត្វត្រយ៉ងយក្ស សត្វអណ្តើកហ្លួង និងសត្វត្រយ៉ងចង្កំកស ដែលត្រូវបានរកឃើញឡើងវិញតាមរយៈកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងដែលដឹកនាំដោយអង្គការ WCS និងត្រូវបានជំរុញឱ្យមានការការពារសារជាថ្មីនូវប្រព័ន្ធអេកូឡូស៊ីសំខាន់ៗនៅខេត្តកោះកុងនិងខេត្តព្រះវិហារ។

លោក អាលីសស្ទែរ ម៉ូលដ៏ នាយកអង្គការ WCS ប្រចាំកម្ពុជា បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា៖ &amp;ldquo;កម្មវិធីអភិរក្សរបស់អង្គការ WCS បានរីកចម្រើនទន្ទឹមនឹងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា&amp;rdquo;។ &amp;ldquo;គម្រោងគំនិតផ្តួចផ្តើមនិងច្នៃប្រឌិតផ្សេងៗក្នុងរយៈពេល២៥ឆ្នាំកន្លងមកនេះបានបង្ហាញនូវសមិទ្ធិផលដែលអាចសម្រេចទៅបាន នៅពេលដែលវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ សហគមន៍ និងការប្តេជ្ញាចិត្តជាមគ្គទេសក៍សម្រាប់កិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងអភិរក្ស។ យើងមានមោទនភាពក្នុងការចូលរួមចំណែកក្នុងដំណើរមួយនេះរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាឆ្ពោះទៅរកនិរន្តរភាព និងការថែរក្សាបរិស្ថាន។&amp;rdquo;

តាមរយៈការចាប់ដៃគូសហការជាមួយសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច និងសហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាន អង្គការ WCS បានឈានទៅមុខក្នុងផ្នែកវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រថ្មីៗ រួមបញ្ចូលនូវការរកឃើញសត្វចំនួន២០ប្រភេទដែលជាប្រភេទមិនត្រូវបានស្គាល់អត្តសញ្ញាណពីមុនមកនៅក្នុងដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃកែវសីមា ខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី។ ក្នុងនោះ &amp;ldquo;កង្កែបស្នែងអូររាំង&amp;rdquo; ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​ដាក់​ឈ្មោះ​ដើម្បី​លើក​តម្កើង​​ភូមិជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចព្នង (ពូនង) ដែល​ចូល​រួម​ការ​ពារ​ព្រៃ​ឈើ​យ៉ាង​មុត​មាំ​និង​អនុញ្ញាត​ឱ្យ​សត្វ​កង្កែប​ប្រភេទ​នេះបន្ត​​​រស់​រាន​បាន​។

ឯកឧត្តម ជួប ប៉ារីស៍ រដ្ឋលេខាធិការក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា៖ &amp;ldquo;អង្គការ WCS ប្រចាំកម្ពុជាគឺជាដៃគូដ៏សំខាន់ក្នុងការការពារតំបន់ការពារធម្មជាតិ និងប្រភេទសត្វសំខាន់ៗបំផុតមួយចំនួនក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ យើងក៏បានសង្កេតឃើញថាកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងអភិរក្សរួមគ្នានេះអាចបង្កើតឱកាសផ្សេងៗ និងធ្វើឱ្យជីវិតរបស់ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចនិងសហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋានកាន់តែប្រសើរឡើង។&amp;rdquo;

គម្រោងអភិរក្សដឹកនាំដោយអង្គការ WCS ត្រូវបានសមាជិកសហគមន៍ជាង៥១ ០០០នាក់ធ្លាប់បានចូលរួមក្នុងគម្រោងផ្តួចផ្តើមផ្សេងៗ ដែលគិតចាប់ពីការល្បាតព្រៃសហគមន៍រហូតដល់ការធ្វើកសិកម្មប្រកបដោយនិរន្តរភាព។ គម្រោងរេដបូកកែវសីមាបានផ្តល់ថវិកាដោយផ្ទាល់ជាង២លានដុល្លារអាមេរិកដល់សហគមន៍ចំនួន ២០ សម្រាប់ការគាំទ្រគម្រោងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សហគមន៍ជាង៤០០គម្រោង។ គម្រោងទាំងនេះរួមមានគម្រោងប្រព័ន្ធទឹកស្អាតសម្រាប់ប្រជាជនប្រមាណ១០ ០០០នាក់ គ្លីនិកសុខភាពចល័ត និងការសាងសង់សាលប្រជុំសហគមន៍ជាដើម។

អង្គការ WCS បានដាក់បញ្ចូលកម្មវិធីស្រូវត្រយង (IBIS Rice) ក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០១៧ ដោយផ្តល់តម្លៃស្រូវខ្ពស់ដល់កសិករដាំដុះស្រូវផ្កាម្លិះសរីរាង្គនិងមានមិត្តភាពសង្រ្គោះសត្វព្រៃ ដែលមិនប្រព្រឹត្តការកាប់ឆ្ការព្រៃឈើ។ ក្រុមហ៊ុន សំ វាសនា ខន់សើវេសិន ធួរ (Sam Veasna Conservation Tours) បង្កើតឡើងក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០០៣ ក៏បានបង្កើតចំណូលពីវិស័យអេកូទេសចរណ៍ជូនដល់សហគមន៍ស្ថិតក្នុងតំបន់ជីវៈចម្រុះសំខាន់ៗនានា។ នាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ន គម្រោងផ្តួចផ្តើមទាក់ទងនឹងការអភិរក្សទាំងនេះនិងកម្មវិធីផ្សេងៗទៀតកំពុងជួយគាំទ្រដល់ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាប្រមាណ ២៥ ០០០នាក់ផងដែរ។

លោក អាលីសស្ទែរ ម៉ូលដ៍ បានមានប្រសាសន៍បន្ថែមទៀតថា៖ &amp;ldquo;ដំណើររឿងនៃការងារអភិរក្សក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជានៅតែកំពុងត្រូវបានសរសេរចងក្រង។ បញ្ហាប្រឈមនិងឧបសគ្គនាពេលខាងមុខគឺពិតជាធំ​មែន ប៉ុន្តែសក្តានុពលនៃសមិទ្ធិផលដែលអាចសម្រេចបាននោះក៏ធំធេងផងដែរ។&amp;rdquo;

សូមចូលទៅកាន់គេហទំព័រ cambodia.wcs.org/25-years សម្រាប់ព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមស្តីពីសមិទ្ធិផលរបស់អង្គការ WCS ប្រចាំកម្ពុជា។ រូបថតមានគុណភាពខ្ពស់ទទួលបានពីព្រឹត្តិការណ៍អាចទាញយកបាន។

សម្រាប់ការសាកសួរអំពីសេចក្តីប្រកាសព័ត៌មាននេះ

សូមទាក់ទងលោក Austin Romeo នាយកផ្នែកទំនាក់ទំនងនៃអង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ តាមរយៈ aromeo@wcs.org ឬ +855 077 734 096។
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    <description>Keo Seima REDD+ was featured in an article&amp;nbsp;for its standout work on Asian Elephant conservation.
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    <description>WCS&amp;#39;s Sum Phearun was awarded the&amp;nbsp;Mekong Hero Award for protecting the Tonle Sap.
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    <description>We launched Jahoo as&amp;nbsp;a bold experiment in community-owned&amp;nbsp;ecotourism thanks to REDD+.&amp;nbsp;
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    <description>This statement addresses the Mongabay articles from July 22 and July 24.

Rural Cambodia is undergoing a rapid transition, resulting in increased demand for land, competing claims, and significant deforestation&amp;mdash;all exacerbated by weak governance. This reality is widespread across Cambodia, not just in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary. Despite these challenging conditions, the Keo Seima REDD+ project, which launched in 2010, has made meaningful progress and continues to do so. Significant strides in land security, community well-being, and conservation would have been impossible without the intervention of the REDD+ project.

The Keo Seima REDD+ project has consistently championed the recognition of customary rights and strengthened the legal tenure of Indigenous ancestral territories. The protection status of Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary is vital for ensuring these rights and directly benefits the Bunong people. It has maintained transparency and good faith in its reporting and actively supports conflict and grievance resolution. Independent audits have confirmed the project&amp;#39;s operational integrity and positive impact compared to its baseline.

For over a decade, the project has supported Indigenous communities&amp;#39; legal applications to secure land rights, funded Indigenous-led law firms for community representation, mediated land disputes, and advocated for fair land use policies. It has provided significant resources to human rights and Indigenous-led organizations to resolve ongoing legal cases and actively advocated at the national level for clearer protections of Indigenous land rights. The project&amp;#39;s community initiatives have had a substantial positive impact by focusing on granting communities ownership and access to land rather than imposing additional restrictions. These efforts include supporting the creation of seven Indigenous Communal Land Titles (ICLTs) and establishing community zones around settlements.

One significant way the project benefits communities is through the groundbreaking Cash for Communities program, which has provided over USD 2 million in funding. This benefit-sharing mechanism has improved livelihoods for nearly 12,000 individuals, enhanced educational access for hundreds of children, and improved water quality for over 2,000 people. Such livelihood interventions promote skill development, community cohesion, food security, and environmental stewardship.

The project&amp;#39;s activities will continue to evolve and scale in response to ongoing challenges and best practices. This includes strengthening the grievance mechanism so no conflict goes unheard, expanding resources to ensure uniform support for all affected community members, and continuing our vigorous advocacy to secure all pending ICLT claims.

Navy Koeung, an Indigenous Bunong woman from a Keo Seima REDD+ village, said about the project: &amp;ldquo;The financial support we receive [from REDD+] is vital in fighting threats to our forests&amp;hellip;Without carbon finance, our forests and way of life could be at risk&amp;hellip; [The] project helped us secure our first communal land title that formally recognizes our land as ours to preserve and defend for future generations.&amp;rdquo;

To learn more about Keo Seima REDD+, please visit&amp;nbsp;https://cambodia.wcs.org/Keo-Seima-REDD/Impact.aspx.

To learn more about WCS&amp;rsquo;s work with Indigenous Peoples in this landscape, please visit&amp;nbsp;https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/indigenous-land-rights-are-key-to-conservation-in-cambodia-commentary/amp/.

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    <description>On May 2nd, the BBC broadcast a Panorama documentary entitled&amp;nbsp;Big Brands&amp;rsquo; Green Claims Uncovered. The program features the Keo Seima REDD+ project &amp;ndash; co-implemented by the Cambodian Ministry of&amp;nbsp;Environment and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) &amp;ndash; and rightly documents the intense and escalating&amp;nbsp;deforestation pressures impacting local communities outside the boundaries of the Keo Seima REDD+ project&amp;nbsp;area. This advancing threat has been a feature of the landscape for over a decade, and both underscores the&amp;nbsp;risk forests are under in Cambodia and the project&amp;rsquo;s success in leveraging financial resources to prevent such&amp;nbsp;catastrophic deforestation from spreading within the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary.

The program&amp;rsquo;s central critique that the project has generated fewer emission reductions than claimed is based&amp;nbsp;on the analysis of one research group and should not be viewed as scientific consensus. As the program states,&amp;nbsp;a new research paper that finds significant flaws in the work of West et al. (https://lnkd.in/eMF3-jVt) is currently making its way through&amp;nbsp;academic review. Generalized analyses conducted remotely and with less accurate global datasets cannot&amp;nbsp;capture the true complexities of deforestation dynamics specific to a project site.

It is regrettable that additional voices from the scientific community were not heard within the program along with the&amp;nbsp;innovations being made to make the carbon markets more robust. WCS remains committed to transparency&amp;nbsp;and open dialogue to further improve and accurately represent our conservation efforts.

Additional information about Keo Seima can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eU9z-_HU
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    <description>Buffalo herding in NPLs is reviving more than just the local economy, writes Nev Broadis.
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ទីក្រុងឌូបៃ នៃសហភាព​អារ៉ាប់​អេមី​រ៉េត​៖ អ្នកស្រី គឿង ណាវី ប្រធានសហគមន៍ស្រ្តីតំណាងឱ្យ​សហគមន៍​ជនជាតិ​ដើម​ភាគ​តិច​ព្នង​​ក្នុង​ដែន​ជម្រក​សត្វ​ព្រៃ​កែវ​សីមា​ ខេត្ត​មណ្ឌល​គិ​រី​ បាន​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​កំពូល​នៃ​បណ្ដា​ភាគី​អនុសញ្ញាក្របខ័ណ្ឌ​សហ​ប្រជាជាតិ​​ស្ដី​ពី​ការ​ប្រែ​ប្រួល​អាកាស​ធាតុ​​លើកទី២៨ ឆ្នាំ២០២៣ (COP28) ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ​អំពី​​អត្ថ​ប្រយោជន៍​ពិត​ប្រា​កដ​​​នៃ​​ហិរញ្ញ​ប្បទាន​កាបូន​ក្នុង​ការ​អភិរក្ស​ព្រៃ​ឈើ​។​ ក្រោម​ការ​សម្រប​សម្រួល​​ដោយ​ក្រសួង​បរិស្ថាន​​នៃ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ ​និង​អង្គការ​សមាគម​អភិរក្ស​សត្វ​ព្រៃ​ (WCS)​ ការ​ចូល​រួម​របស់​អ្នក​ស្រី​គឺ​​បានផ្តោត​លើ​​សារ​សំខាន់​នៃការ​​ផ្តល់​​ហិរញ្ញប្បទានកាបូនដោយ​ផ្ទាល់​​ទៅដល់​​សហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើម​ភាគតិច​ក្នុ​ង​កិច្ច​ការ​ងារ​អភិរក្ស​ប្រកបដោយ​ប្រសិទ្ធភាពនិងនិរន្តរភាព។

អ្នកស្រី ណាវី​បាន​បង្កើតទំព័រប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្តថ្មីមួយក្នុងនាមជាវាគ្មិនជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចព្នងដំបូងគេបង្អស់​​ដែល​​បាន​​ចូល​​រួម​ថ្លែង​​​​​​នៅ​ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​​​កំពូល​មួយ​របស់​អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិបែបនេះ ដើម្បី​ពាំ​នាំ​សារ​​ពី​​ភូមិ​ឋាន​ដែល​​​ដាច់ស្រយាលក្នុង​​ព្រៃ​នៃ​ខេត្ត​មណ្ឌល​គិរី​​​មកកាន់​ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ​កំពូល​ៗ​នៅលើសកលលោក។ អ្នកស្រី​បាន​ឱ្យ​ដឹង​ថា៖ &amp;laquo;នាងខ្ញុំពិតជាមានសេចក្តីរំភើបក្នុងចិត្ត ជាមួយនឹង​ក្តី​កត្តញូ​។ នាង​ខ្ញុំ​ពិត​ជា​មាន​កិត្តិយសណាស់​ដែល​បាន​​មកដល់ទីនេះ ចេញ​ពី​ភូមិ​​​តូច​​មួយ​នៃ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា មក​​និយាយទៅកាន់ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំកំពូលៗ​នៃពិភពលោក​&amp;raquo;។

​&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; សុន្ទរកថារបស់​អ្នកស្រី​ថ្លែង​ក្នុង​​សន្និសីទ​​ដែល​ត្រូវបានរៀបចំឡើងដោយអង្គការ​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​សុចរិត​ភាព​សម្រាប់​​ទី​ផ្សារ​កាបូន​ស្ម័គ្រ​ចិត្ត​​ (Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets) និងអង្គ​ការ​ធម្មជាតិ​ដើម្បី​អាកាស​ធាតុ​ (Nature4Climate) បានទាក់ទាញចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍យ៉ាង​​ខ្លាំង​លើ​តួនាទី​ដ៏​សំខាន់​នៃ​ហិរញ្ញ​ប្បទាន​កាបូន​ក្នុងការ​ពង្រឹង​សិទ្ធិ​អំណាច​​សហគមន៍​ជនជាតិ​ដើម​ភាគ​តិច​។​ អ្នកស្រីបានបញ្ជាក់​ថា​៖​ &amp;laquo;​ជំនួយ​ផ្នែក​ហិរញ្ញ​វត្ថុ​​ដែល​យើង​ទទួល​បាន​គឺ​មាន​តម្លៃ​ខ្លាំង​ណាស់​ក្នុង​ការ​ទប់​ទល់​នឹង​​កត្តា​គំរាម​កំហែង​ដល់​ព្រៃ​ឈើ​ក្នុង​សហគមន៍​របស់​យើង​។​ ព្រៃ​ឈើ​នៅ​ក្នុង​សហគមន៍​របស់​យើង​ស្ថិត​ក្នុង​​ចំណោម​​ព្រៃ​ក្រាស់​បំផុត​​ និង​មាន​សុខ​ភាព​ល្អ​បំផុត​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ ដែល​​វា​ជា​សក្ខី​ភាព​បញ្ជាក់​ពី​ការ​ប្ដេជ្ញា​ចិត្ត​និង​​ការ​​ថែ​ទាំ​របស់​ជន​ជាតិ​ដើម​ភាគ​តិច​ព្នង​&amp;raquo;​។​ ​ខ្លឹម​សារ​នេះ​គឺ​ស្រប​ទៅ​នឹង​ប្រធាន​បទ​ដែល​​សន្និសីទ COP28 បាន​ផ្ដោត​ការ​យក​ចិត្ត​ទុក​ដាក់​ក្នុង​ការ​​ពន្លឿន​សកម្មភាព​​​នានា​ដើម្បី​ប្រយុទ្ធ​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​ការ​ប្រែ​ប្រួល​អាកាស​ធាតុ​ រួម​ទាំង​សារ​​សំខាន់​នៃ​ការ​អនុវត្ត​យន្ត​ការ​ហិរញ្ញ​​ប្ប​ទាន​​ដូច​ជា​​គម្រោងរេដបូក (REDD+) ក្នុង​ការ​គាំ​ទ្រ​ដល់​កិច្ច​ខិត​ខំ​​ប្រឹង​ប្រែង​ទាំង​នេះ​។​

អ្នកស្រីបានបន្ថែម​ទៀតថា៖​ &amp;laquo;យើងខ្ញុំបានប្រើប្រាស់ហិរញ្ញ​ប្បទានកាបូនដើម្បីកសាងសហគមន៍ និងការពារបរិស្ថាន ដោ​យរួម​បញ្ចូល​គ្នា​នូវ​របៀប​រស់​នៅ​​បែប​ប្រពៃណី​ជាមួយ​និង​វិធីសាស្ត្រ​ច្នៃ​ប្រ​ឌិត​ថ្មី​ៗ​ដើម្បី​ការ​ពារ​​ព្រៃ​ឈើ​របស់​យើង​&amp;raquo;​។​​ ​មតិរបស់អ្នកស្រី​ត្រូវបាន​​ផ្សាយ​ខ្ទរ​ខ្ទារ​​ក្នុងសន្និសីទ COP28 ហើយ​ទាញ​​ចំណាប់​អារម្មណ៍ឱ្យ​អ្នក​រាល់​គ្នា​ដឹង​​ថា​​​វឌ្ឍនភាពនៃ​​ហិរញ្ញប្បទានអាកាសធាតុគឺ​ជា​គន្លឹះ​នៃការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរដ៏ត្រឹមត្រូវមួយ​ និងចូលរួម​កាត់​បន្ថយ​ការ​បំភាយ​ឧស្ម័ន​នៅ​ទូទាំង​ពិភព​លោក​។​

ការ​បង្ហាញ​បទ​ពិសោធន៍​របស់​អ្នក​ស្រី​ ណាវី​ នៅ​ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​ COP28 នេះ​ផង​ដែរ​ បាន​ផ្តោត​សំខាន់​លើ​កិច្ច​ខិត​ខំ​ប្រឹង​ប្រែង​រួម​ក្នុង​សកម្ម​ភាព​ទប់​ស្កាត់​ការ​ប្រែ​ប្រួល​អាកាស​ធាតុ​។ &amp;laquo;​ហិរញ្ញប្បទាន​កាបូន​បាន​ជួយ​លើក​កម្ពស់​សហគមន៍​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​​និង​​សហគមន៍​ជន​ជាតិ​ដើម​ភាគ​តិច​​ផ្សេង​ទៀត​​នៅ​ទូ​ទាំង​ពិភព​លោក​ ហើយ​វា​ក៏​បាន​ពង្រីក​អត្ថប្រយោជន៍​​ដល់​ពិភព​លោក​ទាំង​មូល​&amp;raquo;​។ ​នេះ​ជា​ការ​បញ្ជាក់​របស់​អ្នក​ស្រី​ ដោយ​សង្កត់​ធ្ងន់​លើ​ខ្លឹម​សារ​នៃ​ការ​រួប​រួម​និង​មហិច្ឆតា​ក្នុង​ការ​ប្តេជ្ញា​ចិត្ត​ចំពោះដំណោះ​ស្រាយ​នៃ​ការ​ប្រែ​ប្រួល​​អាកាស​ធាតុ​។

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សូមរំឭក​​ផងដែរថា អ្នកស្រី ណាវី ក៏នឹងចូលរួមជាវាគ្មិនក្នុងកម្មវិធីមួយផ្សេងទៀតក្រោមប្រធានបទ &amp;laquo;​តើ​ហិរញ្ញប្បទាន​​កាបូន​​​បង្កើត​​​ឱកាស​​​​ដល់​​ជនជាតិដើម​ភាគតិចនិងសហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋានយ៉ាងដូចម្ដេច?&amp;raquo; នៅថ្ងៃទី១១ ខែធ្នូ នៅវិមានជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចដែលរៀបចំដោយអង្គការ​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​សុចរិត​ភាព​សម្រាប់​​ទី​ផ្សារ​កាបូន​ស្ម័គ្រ​ចិត្ត​​ (Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets) អង្គ​ការ​ធម្មជាតិ​ដើម្បី​អាកាស​ធាតុ​ (Nature4Climate) និង​មូលនិធិការពារបរិស្ថាន (Environmental Defense Fund)។ ដើម្បី​ចុះឈ្មោះ​ចូល​រួម​ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍​នេះ​​ សូម​ចូល​ទៅកាន់​តំណ​ភ្ជាប់នេះ។

សូមចូលទៅកាន់តំណ​ភ្ជាប់នេះដើម្បីទស្សនាកិច្ចសុន្ទរកថារបស់អ្នកស្រី ណាវី។ សម្រាប់​ព័ត៌មាន​បន្ថែម​អំពី​ការ​ចូលរួម​របស់​អ្នក​ស្រី​នៅក្នុងសន្និសីទ COP28 ឬដើម្បីស្នើសុំបទសម្ភាសន៍​​​​អំពី​បទ​ពិសោធន៍​របស់​អ្នក​ស្រី​ សូម​ទំនាក់​ទំនង​មក​កាន់​​អ្នក​នាង​ ចាន់ ផល្គុណ តាមរយៈអ៊ី​ម៉ែល៖ pchan@wcs.org

សម្រាប់រូបភាពនៃព្រឹត្តិការណ៍នេះសូមចូលទៅកាន់តំណភ្ជាប់នេះ។

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Caption: Navy Koeung and Kimheak Chhay, WCS Cambodia&amp;#39;s&amp;nbsp; Community and REDD+ Manager.&amp;nbsp;

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates &amp;ndash; Navy Koeung, a representative from the Bunong community in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, took to the stage this Sunday at the UNFCCC&amp;#39;s 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to highlight the tangible benefits of carbon finance in forest conservation. Her participation, facilitated by the Cambodian Ministry of Environment and WCS Cambodia, underscored the importance of directing carbon finance towards Indigenous communities for effective and sustainable conservation.&amp;nbsp;

Navy Koeung made history as the first Bunong community speaker to address such a high-level UN conference, bridging the gap between a remote forested village in Mondulkiri province&amp;nbsp;and the ears of global decision-makers. She shared, &amp;ldquo;I am filled with gratitude. It is a great honor to speak here, from a small village in Cambodia to world leaders.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp;

Navy&amp;rsquo;s speech at the event hosted by the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (ICVCM) and Nature4Climate (N4C) brought attention to the critical role of carbon finance in empowering indigenous communities. &amp;ldquo;The financial support we receive is vital in standing against the threats to our forests. Our forests are among the densest and healthiest in Cambodia, a testament to the Bunong&amp;rsquo;s commitment and care,&amp;rdquo; she stated. This aligns with COP28&amp;#39;s focus on accelerating actions to combat climate change and the importance of financial mechanisms like the REDD+ in supporting these efforts.&amp;nbsp;

She added, &amp;ldquo;We&amp;rsquo;ve used carbon finance to build our community and protect our environment, blending our traditional lifestyle with innovative ways to protect our forest.&amp;rdquo; Her insights echoed the sentiments at COP28, where progress in climate finance is vital to a just transition and reducing emissions worldwide.&amp;nbsp;

Including Navy&amp;#39;s experience at COP28 underscored the need for collaborative efforts in climate action. &amp;ldquo;Carbon finance uplifts my community and Indigenous communities worldwide, extending benefits to the entire world,&amp;rdquo; she remarked, reinforcing the global climate summit&amp;#39;s message of unity and ambition in climate commitments.&amp;nbsp;

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Watch Navy Koeung&amp;#39;s COP28 remarks starting at&amp;nbsp;6:23:33&amp;nbsp;here. See photos from behind the scenes here.&amp;nbsp;

Navy&amp;nbsp;is scheduled to speak at another event titled &amp;quot;How can carbon finance create opportunities for Indigenous peoples and local communities?&amp;quot; on December 11th in the Indigenous Peoples Pavilion, co-hosted by ICVCM, N4C, and the Environmental Defense Fund. To register for the event, visit here.&amp;nbsp;

For more information about her involvement in COP28 or to request an interview with her about her experience, please contact Ms. Phalkun Chan&amp;nbsp;at pchan@wcs.org.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
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ខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ (ថ្ងៃទី០៩ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣)៖ ក្រសួងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទ អង្គការជនជាតិដើមភាគ តិចកម្ពុជា (CIPO) និងអង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ (WCS) បានសហការគ្នាប្រារព្ធទិវាអន្តរជាតិ​ជន​ជាតិ​ដើមភាគតិចពិភពលោក នៅឯកីឡាដ្ឋានខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ។ ពិធីប្រារព្ធទិវា​នេះក៏​មាន​បញ្ចូលនូវកម្មវិធីសម្ដែង​បែប​ប្រពៃណីនៃជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច ទិដ្ឋភាពនៃការបង្ហាញអំពីភាពលេចធ្លោនៃថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំអភិរក្ស និងសិទ្ធិ​របស់ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច ក៏ដូចជាការបង្ហាញអំពីតួនាទីរបស់យុវជនជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចក្នុងការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ សហគមន៍របស់ពួកគេតាមរយៈការអប់រំ។

ការប្រារព្ធពិធីលើកទី២៩ នៃទិវាអន្តរជាតិជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចពិភពលោកឆ្នាំនេះប្រព្រឹត្តឡើងក្រោម ប្រធានបទ &amp;laquo;យុវជនជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចគឺជាភ្នាក់ងារនៃការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរដោយសិទ្ធិស្វ័យសម្រេច&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp; បាន​រំលេច​ឡើង​វិញនូវកម្មវិធីអាហារូបករណ៍ ដែលគម្រោងរេដបូកដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃកែវសីមាបានប្រកាសផ្ដល់ជូន កាលពីខែ ឧសភាឆ្នាំ២០២៣ កន្លង​ទៅ។ គម្រោងរេដបូកដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃកែវសីមាជាគម្រោង​របស់ក្រសួង​បរិស្ថាន ក្រោមកិច្ចសហការជាមួយអង្គការ WCS។ កម្មវិធីអាហារូបករណ៍នេះ​បាន​ជួយ​គាំទ្រផ្នែកហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ​ដល់​ការសិក្សាកម្រិតឧត្តមសិក្សារបស់និស្សិតជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចព្នង។ កញ្ញា ព្យិញ ដើក ជ័យលាភីមួយរូប​ដែល​បានទទួលអាហារូបករណ៍នេះបានជ្រើសយកជំនាញ រៀបចំដែនដី និងរដ្ឋបាល​ដីធ្លី និងកំពុងសិក្សានៅ​រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។ កញ្ញា ព្យិញ ដើក បានលើកឡើងថា &amp;laquo;នាងខ្ញុំជ្រើសរើស​មុខជំនាញ​នេះ​ពីព្រោះ​នាងខ្ញុំចង់​ដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាវិវាទដីធ្លីដែលកើតមានឡើងនៅក្នុងសហគមន៍ ក៏ដូចជា​ប្រើចំណេះ​ជំនាញដីធ្លី​របស់ នាងខ្ញុំដើម្បី ជួយកសាងសមត្ថភាពសហគមន៍នៅក្នុងតំបន់នាងខ្ញុំ&amp;raquo;។

លោក នេត វិបុល នាយករងអង្គការ WCS ប្រចាំប្រទេសកម្ពុជា បានកត់សម្គាល់ថា &amp;laquo;អាហារូបករណ៍​​ទាំងនេះនឹងជួយពង្រីកការយល់ដឹងបន្ថែមដល់អ្នកដឹកនាំវ័យក្មេងយើង។ ការ​គាំទ្រ​នេះមិនត្រឹមតែជា​ជំនួយ​ផ្នែក​ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ​ប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែជាការវិនិយោគលើយុវជន ផ្ដល់សិទ្ធិអំណាច ជំរុញទឹកចិត្តពួកគេក្នុង​ការ​ផ្លាស់​ប្ដូរ និងជួយប្រែក្លាយពួកគេជាភ្នាក់ងារដឹកនាំការងារអភិរក្សធនធានធម្មជាតិ និងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សហគមន៍​ប្រកប​ដោយ​ចីរភាព នៅថ្ងៃអនាគត&amp;raquo;។

ចំនុចគួរឱ្យកត់សម្គាល់ផងដែរនោះគឺនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាយើងនេះមានសហគមន៍​ជនជាតិដើម​ភាគ​​តិចចម្រុះ ប្រមាណ២៤ ក្រុមផ្សេងៗគ្នា ហើយយើងក៏យល់ពីតម្លៃនៃប្រពៃណីដ៏ផូរផង់ជាមួយ​នឹងការអប់រំបែប​ទំនើប​របស់សហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចនេះ។ ចំនុចទាំងពីរនេះបានធ្វើឱ្យក្រុមយុវជនជនជាតិភាគ​តិច​ចូល​រួមបង្កើត ដំណោះស្រាយតាមបែបវប្បធម៌ និងប្រពៃណីពួកគេដើម្បីប្រយុទ្ធប្រឆាំងនឹងការប្រែប្រួល​អាកាសធាតុ​ក៏ដូចជាដើម្បី ការពារទឹកដីដូនតារបស់ពួកគេ។

ការបន្តការសិក្សាគឺមានសារៈសំខាន់ណាស់ ព្រោះវាគឺជាដើមទុនសម្រាប់ការដោះស្រាយសិទ្ធិដីធ្លីជន​ជាតិ​ដើមភាគតិចឱ្យបានកាន់តែប្រសើរ។ បន្ថែមពីលើនេះផងដែរក្របខណ្ឌច្បាប់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាដែលស្ដី អំពី​ការ​ការពារ​សិទ្ធិ​ជន​ជាតិ​ដើម​ភាគតិចបាននឹងកំពុងតែប្រព្រឹត្តទៅយ៉ាងសកម្មតាមតំបន់មួយចំនួន​។ តួយ៉ាង គឺនៅ ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃកែវសីមា (Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary-KSWS) បានឱ្យតម្លៃ និងផ្ដល់ការការពារ​សិទ្ធិ​ដីធ្លី និងបេតិកភណ្ឌវប្បធម៌របស់សហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចព្នងចំនួន ០៧ សហគមន៍ ហើយក៏​កំពុងតែ​បន្តដំណើរ ការផ្ដល់ប័ណ្ណកម្មសិទ្ធិដីធ្លីសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច (ICT) ផងដែរ។ &amp;nbsp;

អ្នកស្រី ស្រួត ភានី ប្រធានសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចក្នុងភូមិស្រែល្វី ស្រុកកែវសីមា ខេត្តមណ្ឌលគីរី បានចូលរួមផ្ទាល់នៅក្នុងថ្ងៃប្រារព្ធពិធីនេះ បានគូសបញ្ជាក់ពីតួនាទីដ៏សំខាន់របស់យុវជនជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច ថា៖ &amp;laquo;នៅក្នុងបរិបទ សហគមន៍ជាតិដើមភាគតិច កាលណាយុវជនកាន់តែមានការយល់ដឹងអំពីសិទ្ធិដីធ្លី នោះយើងកាន់ តែមានជំហរឹងមាំ ក្នុងការការពារសិទ្ធិដីធ្លីក្នុងសហគមន៍យើង&amp;raquo;។ អ្នកស្រីក៏បានបន្ថែមថា &amp;laquo;ទឹកដី របស់យើងគឺជា កេរ្តិ៍តំណែលពីដូនតា ហើយក៏ជាកេរ្តិ៍តំណែលសម្រាប់កូនចៅជំនាក់ក្រោយផងដែរ។ ចំណែកយុវជននៅក្នុង សហគមន៍របស់ខ្ញុំគឺតែងតែ មានសកម្មភាពចូលរួមការពារព្រៃឈើ និងសកម្មភាពទាក់ទងនឹងគម្រោងរេដបូក ដែល សកម្មភាពទាំងនេះគឺជាវិធីសាស្រ្តនាំឱ្យពួកគេការពារព្រៃឈើ និងអភិរក្សប្រពៃណីរបស់ជនជាតិយើងឱ្យនៅ គង់វង្ស&amp;raquo;។

គួររម្លឹកផងដែរថា នៅមានសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចចំនួន៤៥០សហគមន៍ទៀតដែលពុំ​ទាន់​ទទួល បានកម្មសិទ្ធិដីសមូហភាពនៅឡើយ។ សមិទ្ធផលសម្រេចបានដោយគម្រោងរេដបូកដែន​ជម្រកសត្វ​ព្រៃ​កែវ​សីមា​គឺជា​សមិទ្ធផលដំបូងគេបង្អស់ដោយ​សហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចបាន​ទទួលប័ណ្ណកម្មសិទ្ធិ​ដី​ធ្លី ហើយសកម្មភាព នេះបានបង្ហាញអំពីតម្រូវការចាំបាច់ក្នុងការពង្រីកសិទ្ធិទាំងនេះបន្ថែមទៀត។ នៅពេល​ដែល​យើងគោរពឱ្យតម្លៃ និងរក្សាសិទ្ធិទាំងនេះគឺយើងបានគាំទ្រសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច ដើម្បីបង្កើត​តំបន់​មួយដែលធម្មជាតិ និង មនុស្សរីកចម្រើនជាមួយគ្នា។

លោក.លោកស្រីអាចទាញយករូបភាពបន្ថែមក្នុងកម្រិតច្បាស់តាមរយៈតំណភ្ជាប់នេះ៖&amp;nbsp;

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KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Cambodia&amp;nbsp;&amp;mdash; Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development, the Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Organization (CIPO), and WCS Cambodia, commemorated the 29th International Day of the World&amp;#39;s Indigenous Peoples at Kampong Speu Stadium today. Attracting over 2,000&amp;nbsp;attendees, the event celebrated traditional performances and insights from prominent conservation and Indigenous rights leaders, spotlighting Indigenous youth&amp;#39;s role in their community&amp;#39;s transformation through education.&amp;nbsp;

This year&amp;#39;s focus on Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Self-determination draws attention to the scholarships announced in May by the Keo Seima REDD+ project, a collaboration between WCS Cambodia and the Ministry of Environment. These scholarships offer financial support for academic studies, allowing Indigenous Bunong students like Pyinh Derk to study Land Management in Phnom Penh. Derk states, &amp;quot; I chose this major because I want to solve land conflicts in my community and use my knowledge to build community capacity on land legal issues.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;

Vibol Neth, WCS Cambodia&amp;#39;s Deputy Country Director, notes, &amp;quot;These scholarships expand the horizons for these young leaders. They&amp;#39;re not just financial assistance but an investment in the youth, empowering them to drive change and be agents for community-wide sustainable development and natural resource conservation.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;

Home to twenty-four distinct ethnic groups, Cambodia understands the value of intertwining traditional wisdom with modern education. This pairing allows Indigenous youth to craft culturally-rooted solutions to confront climate change and champion the protection of their ancestral lands.&amp;nbsp;

This pursuit of education is intertwined with the broader fight for stronger Indigenous land rights. Cambodia&amp;#39;s robust legal framework for Indigenous Peoples&amp;#39; protection, one of the most comprehensive in the Mekong region, is actively at work in places like the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (KSWS). Here, seven Indigenous Bunong communities have seen their land rights and cultural heritage formally recognized and protected, with several more Indigenous Communal Land Titles (ICTs) underway.&amp;nbsp;

Pheany Sruot, a community leader in Sre Lvi Village and attendee at today&amp;#39;s event, underscores the vital role of the youth: &amp;quot;The more our community, especially our young people, understands land rights, the stronger we stand in protecting our land.&amp;quot; She adds, &amp;quot;Our lands are our past and our future. Our young people get forest protection and REDD+&amp;mdash;they&amp;#39;re leading the way to keep our forests and traditions alive.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;

Many of Cambodia&amp;#39;s 450 Indigenous communities remain without formal collective land rights. The milestones reached in KSWS, where Cambodia&amp;#39;s first ICTs were granted, underscore the pressing need to extend these rights further. When we respect and uphold these rights, we support Indigenous communities and create spaces where nature and people grow together.&amp;nbsp;

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About WCS Cambodia&amp;nbsp;

Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia is dedicated to saving wildlife and wild places in Cambodia through science, conservation action, and inspiring people to value nature. Working in tandem with the government, and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, WCS has been active in Cambodia since 1999, focusing on conserving key wildlife species and their habitats while upholding the rights of local communities. For more information, please visit https://cambodia.wcs.org/.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;

For high-resolution press photos from today&amp;#39;s celebration, please click here.&amp;nbsp;

Media Contact

Ms. Phalkun Chan&amp;nbsp;

Communications Manager&amp;nbsp;

Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia&amp;nbsp;

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ខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ (ថ្ងៃទី០៤ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣)៖ អង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ ប្រចាំប្រទេសកម្ពុជា (WCS) សហការ ជាមួយក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន រដ្ឋបាលខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ មន្ទីរបរិស្ថានខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ និងដៃគូពាក់ព័ន្ធ បានប្រារព្ធពិធីសិក្ខាសាលា ផ្សព្វផ្សាយស្ដីពី៖ &amp;laquo;អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ១៤៤ ស្ដីពីការបង្កើតតំបន់ការពារទេសភាពបាកាន&amp;raquo;។ នេះគឺជាជំហានដ៏សំខាន់សម្រាប់ ការ ការពារជម្រកជីវចម្រុះ និងអនុលោមទៅតាមគោលដៅអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រកបដោយចីរភាព ដែលក្នុងនោះ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបាន ចូលរួមប្ដេជ្ញាការពារអភិរក្សធនធានធម្មជាតិនិងជីវចម្រុះឱ្យបាន៣០ភាគរយទាំងផ្ទៃដីនិងសមុទ្រ លើផែនដីត្រឹមឆ្នាំ២០៣០។

តំបន់ការពារទេសភាពបាកានមានផ្ទៃដីសរុប ៣៨, ៤៣០ហិកតា បើប្រៀបធៀបទៅនឹងតំបន់រួមបញ្ចូលគ្នានៃកោះ Galapagos តំបន់ការងារទេសភាពបាកាន គឺជាតំបន់ដ៏សំខាន់សម្រាប់ប្រព័ន្ធអេកូឡូស៊ីក្នុងបឹងទន្លេសាប។ តំបន់ការពារនេះ មានសភាព ជាវាលស្មៅលិចទឹក និងជាទីជម្រកសម្រាប់សត្វរស់នៅក្នុងទឹកក្នុងរដូវវស្សា។ គូសបញ្ជាក់ផងដែរថា តំបន់ដ៏វិសេសនេះក៏ជា ទីជម្រកនៃ ប្រភេទសត្វបក្សីជិតផុតពូជដូចជា សត្វខ្សឹប​ (Bengal Florican) សត្វចាបស្មៅម៉ាន់ជូរ​ (Manchurian Reed-warbler) ហើយជាពិសេសគឺសត្វចាបស្មៅចុងខ្នងត្នោត (Chinese Grassbird)ដែលមានវត្តមានតែមួយគត់នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។

អង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ (WCS Cambodia) និងដៃគូពាក់ព័ន្ធបានចំណាយពេលវេលាប្រាំឆ្នាំចុងក្រោយនេះ ក្នុងការធ្វើសកម្មភាពតស៊ូមតិនិងសម្របសម្រួលក្នុងការដាក់បញ្ចូលតំបន់នេះទៅជាតំបន់ការពារ ដោយយោងទៅលើគុណតម្លៃ និងការទទួលស្គាល់អំពីសារសំខាន់នៃប្រព័ន្ធអេកូឡូស៊ីក្នុងតំបន់នេះតាំងពីដើមឆ្នាំ ២០០០ មកម្ល៉េះ។ ជាងនេះផងដែរ ការដាក់បញ្ចូលតំបន់នេះទៅជាតំបន់ការពារលើកដំបូង ក្រោយពីមានវិបត្តិជំងឺរាតត្បាតសកល ជំងឺកូវីដ១៩ ដែលទាំងនេះ បង្ហាញឃើញអំពីការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ និងការបន្តលើការងារអភិរក្សប្រព័ន្ធអេកូឡូស៊ី។

ក្នុងរយៈពេលមួយទសវត្សរ៍ចុងក្រោយនេះ តំបន់បឹងទន្លេសាបបានប្រឈមនឹងបញ្ហា លើការប្រើប្រាស់ដីយ៉ាងគំហុក ដែលជា កត្តាគំរាមកំហែងដល់ជីវចម្រុះដ៏សំបូរបែបក្នុងតំបន់នេះ។ តំបន់ការពារទេសភាពបាកាន គឺជាទីជម្រកវាលស្មៅលិចទឹក ធម្មជាតិ ដ៏សំខាន់ចុងក្រោយដែលត្រូវការការពារ នៅតំបន់ភាគខាងត្បូងនៃតំបន់ទំនាបទន្លេសាប។

សហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋានដើរតួនាទីយ៉ាងសំខាន់ក្នុងកិច្ចការងារអភិរក្សតំបន់នេះ។ មិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះការចូលរួមរបស់សហគមន៍ គឺជាធាតុផ្សំដ៏សំខាន់ដែលធ្វើអោយមានការដាក់បញ្ចូលតំបន់នេះទៅជាតំបន់ការពារ ហើយពួកគេក៏នៅតែបន្តសកម្មភាព ចូលរួមនានាដែលមានលក្ខណៈបែបប្រពៃណីនិងការងារអភិរក្សប្រព័ន្ធអេកូចម្រុះនេះ។

ការបង្កើតតំបន់ការពារទេសភាពបាកានមិនគ្រាន់តែជាសមិទ្ធិផលថ្នាក់ជាតិប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ វាគឺជាជំហានដ៏ធំមួយក្នុងការចូលរួម សកម្មភាពសកល ដោយអនុលោមទៅតាមគោលដៅអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រកបដោយចីរភាព ៣០ គុណ ៣០។ ប្រទេសជាង១០០ លើសកលលោករួមមានទាំងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាក៏បានចូលរួមប្ដេជ្ញាក្នុងការស្ដារការបាត់បង់ជីវចម្រុះ ក៏ដូចជាដើម្បីឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹង ការប្រែប្រួលអាកាសធាតុ និងធានានូវអនាគតប្រកបដោយចីរភាពសម្រាប់ភពផែនដីរបស់យើង។

ភាពជោគជ័យនេះគឺជានិមិត្តរូបនៃ កិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងក្នុងការអភិរក្សតំបន់ការពារទេសភាពនិងការគាំទ្រសហគមន៍តាមរយៈ កិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងរួមគ្នានៃក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន អង្គការ WCS Cambodia សហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាន អង្គការ Rainforest Trust អង្គភាព Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies និងគម្រោងទន្លេសាបយើងដែលស្ថិតក្រោមជំនួយរបស់សហភាពអឺរ៉ុប ផងដែរ។

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PURSAT PROVINCE, Cambodia&amp;nbsp;&amp;mdash; Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and the Pursat Provincial Administration and Department of Environment, announced&amp;nbsp;the official designation of the Bakan grassland as a national protected area officially called the Bakan Protected Landscape. This key move safeguards a vital habitat for biodiversity and aligns with Cambodia&amp;#39;s commitment to the global 30x30 initiative: aiming to protect 30% of the Earth&amp;#39;s land and seas by 2030.

Covering 38,430 hectares, comparable to the combined area of the Galapagos Islands, the Bakan Protected Landscape is a critical component of the Tonle Sap ecosystem. It is a naturally flooded grassland that becomes a dynamic aquatic habitat in the wet season. This unique environment is home to critically endangered species like the Bengal Florican, Yellow-breasted Bunting, Manchurian Reed-warbler, and Cambodia&amp;#39;s only known population of the elusive Chinese Grassbird.

Recognizing the ecological importance of this landscape since the early 2000s, WCS Cambodia and its partners have dedicated the past five years to advocating for its official protection. This marks Cambodia&amp;#39;s first new protected area in the Tonle Sap Floodplain since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, illustrating a continued focus on preserving this ecologically significant region.

Over the last decade, the lake region has undergone significant land use changes, threatening its rich biodiversity. The Bakan Protected Landscape remains the last significant inundated natural grassland habitat in the southern part of the Tonle Sap Floodplain, underscoring the urgency and importance of its protection.

Local communities have been central to this conservation initiative. Their continued engagement has been instrumental from initial planning to the present, and they will maintain their crucial role in combining traditional practices with the conservation of this diverse ecosystem.

The official protection of the Bakan Landscape is not just a national achievement&amp;mdash;it is a concrete step towards the global 30x30 initiative. Supported by Cambodia and over 100 other nations, this initiative is critical to bending the curve on biodiversity loss, responding to climate change, and ensuring a sustainable future for our planet.

Through the combined efforts of WCS Cambodia, the Ministry of Environment, local communities, the Rainforest Trust, the European Union&amp;rsquo;s Our Tonle Sap project, and the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, this milestone symbolizes the continued collaboration among conservation organizations dedicated to the landscape&amp;rsquo;s protection and community support.

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About WCS Cambodia

Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia is dedicated to saving wildlife and wild places in Cambodia through science, conservation action, and inspiring people to value nature. WCS has been working in Cambodia since 1999, focusing on conserving key wildlife species and their habitats. Standing with Wildlife, United for Cambodia. For more information, please visit https://cambodia.wcs.org/.&amp;nbsp;

For high-resolution press photos from today&amp;#39;s public announcement, you can click here.

For more information, please contact: 

Ms. Phalkun Chan

Communications Manager

Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia

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កោះកុង (ថ្ងៃទី ២២ ខែ ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ ២០២៣)៖ អង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ (WCS) និងរដ្ឋបាលជលផលនៃក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ មានក្ដីសោមនស្សរីករាយក្នុងការប្រកាសពីភាពជោគជ័យដ៏អស្ចារ្យស្ដីពីការទទួលបានកូនអណ្តើកហ្លួងចំនួន ១២២ក្បាល ដែលទើបបានញាស់ចេញពីសម្បុកនៅលើឆ្នេរខ្សាច់សប្បនិម្មិតក្នុងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអភិរក្សសត្វល្មូនកោះកុងកាលពីសប្តាហ៍កន្លងទៅ។ នេះគឺជាលើកទីបីហើយ ដែលអណ្តើកហ្លួងចិញ្ចឹមក្នុងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលនេះបានពងកូន។

ក្នុងរដូវពងកូនឆ្នាំ២០២៣នេះ ក្រុមអណ្តើកហ្លួងចិញ្ចឹមសម្រាប់បង្កាត់ពូជនៅក្នុងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអភិរក្សសត្វល្មូន កោះកុង ពងបាន​ចំនួន ២១សម្បុក ស្មើ ២៧២ពង ហើយញាស់បានចំនួន ១២២កូន បើប្រៀបធៀបទៅនឹងរដូវពងកូនឆ្នាំ២០២២ គឺមានការកើនឡើងគួរឱ្យកត់សម្គាល់ ដោយញាស់បានតែ៣០កូន ក្នុងចំណោមពង៩សម្បុកដែលមាន ៨១ពង។

លោក Christopher Poyser ប្រធានមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអភិរក្សសត្វល្មូនកោះកុងនៃអង្គការ WCS បានថ្លែងថា &amp;laquo;ការកើនឡើងនូវចំនួនពងក៏ដូចជាចំនួនកូនអណ្ដើកហ្លួងក្នុងរដូវពងកូនលើកនេះ គឺបានបង្ហាញពីលទ្ធផលដែលទទួលបានពីការខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងរបស់ក្រុមការងារអភិរក្សសត្វដ៏កម្រជិតផុតពូជនេះកន្លងទៅ។ យើងខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមយ៉ាងមុតម៉ាំថា &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;ក្នុងរដូវពងកូនក្នុងឆ្នាំបន្ទាប់&amp;nbsp; ចំនួនកូនអណ្ដើកហ្លួងនឹងកាន់តែមានការកើនឡើងជាបន្តបន្ទាប់។&amp;raquo;

អណ្ដើកហ្លួង ដែលមានឈ្មោះវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រថា Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis) ស្ថិតក្នុងប្រភេទអណ្ដើកគោក និងទឹកសាបចំនួន ២៥ប្រភេទដែលជិតផុតពូជបំផុតនៅលើពិភពលោក។ ប្រភេទអណ្ដើកនេះ ត្រូវបានកត់ត្រាក្នុងបញ្ជីក្រហមរបស់អង្គការ IUCN ថាជាប្រភេទអណ្ដើកជិតផុតពូជបំផុត និងត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកជាប្រភេទល្មូនតំណាងឲ្យប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដែលបានកំណត់ក្នុងព្រះរាជក្រិត្យឆ្នាំ២០០៥។ ក្រុមអ្នកអភិរក្សជឿថា អណ្ដើកហ្លួងនេះ បានផុតពូជអស់ហើយនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា តែរហូតដល់ឆ្នាំ ២០០០ រដ្ឋបាលជលផល និងអង្គការ WCS &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;បា​នរកឃើញសារជាថ្មីនូវប្រភេទអណ្ដើកហ្លួងនេះមួយចំនួនតូចនៅសេសសល់តាមដងព្រែកស្រែអំបិល។

ការចាប់ និងការជួញដូរអណ្ដើកហ្លួងសម្រាប់បរិភោគនិងធ្វើជាឱសថបុរាណ ការនេសាទខុសច្បាប់ ការបាត់បង់ទីជម្រក ការធ្វើអាជីវកម្មខ្សាច់ និងការកាប់បំផ្លាញព្រៃលិចទឹកនៅតាមប្រព័ន្ធព្រែកស្រែអំបិល បាននឹងកំពុងតែគម្រាមកំហែងដល់ការរស់រាន និងការបង្កកំណើតរបស់សត្វប្រភេទនេះ។

លោក អ៊ុក វិបុល ប្រធាននាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សជលផល បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា &amp;laquo;យើងមានមោទនភាពណាស់ដែលយើងទទួលបានកូនអណ្ដើកហ្លួងយ៉ាងច្រើនក្នុងរដូវពងកូនក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០២៣នេះ។ នេះជាក្ដីសង្ឃឹមដ៏ធំធេងរបស់យើងដើម្បីស្ដារចំនួនប្រភេទសត្វដ៏កម្រជិតផុតពូជនេះ ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ រដ្ឋបាលជលផលសូមធ្វើការលើកទឹកចិត្តនិងគាំទ្រពេញទំហឹង ក្នុងការបន្ដនូវកម្មវិធីបង្កាត់ពូជ ក៏ដូចជាជម្រុញឱ្យមានការសហការកាន់តែចិត្តស្និទរវាងអាជ្ញាធរ និងសហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋានដើម្បីអភិរក្សសត្វប្រភេទនេះឱ្យកាន់តែមានភាពប្រសើឡើង &amp;nbsp;ហើយយើងសង្ឃឹមថា អណ្តើកហ្លួងដែលជាប្រភេទជិតផុតពូជនេះនឹងមានវត្តមានរស់នៅយូរអង្វែងសម្រាប់កូនចៅជំនាន់ក្រោយៗទៀត។&amp;raquo;

ក្រោមការគាំទ្រថវិកាដោយ Mandai Nature, Turtle Survival Alliance, Alan and Patricia Koval Foundation, &amp;nbsp;អង្គការ WCS បាននិងកំពុងសហការជាមួយរដ្ឋបាលជលផលនៃក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ និងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអង្គរសម្រាប់ការអភិរក្សជីវៈចម្រុះ (ACCB) &amp;nbsp;បាននឹងកំពុងតែអនុវត្តសកម្មភាពអភិរក្សសំខាន់ៗមួយចំនួន ដើម្បីទប់ស្កាត់រាល់បទល្មើសនានាដែលកើតមានឡើងក្នុងតំបន់ការពារនិងអភិរក្សអណ្ដើកហ្លួងតាមប្រព័ន្ធព្រែកស្រែអំបិល ក្នុងគោលបំណងដើម្បីស្ដារនិងបង្កើនចំនួនអណ្ដើកហ្លួងឡើងវិញក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិ តាមរយៈការងារអភិរក្សនៅតាមដងព្រែក ការតាមដានការបំលាស់ទី និងកម្មវិធីចិញ្ចឹម ថែទាំ និងបង្កាត់ពូជ។ លើសពីនេះទៅទៀត ដើម្បីជម្រុញឱ្យមានការចូលរួមពីសហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាននៅក្នុងការងារ&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; អភិរក្សសត្វដ៏កម្រនេះ អង្គការ WCS&amp;nbsp; បានផ្ដួចផ្ដើមនូវឱកាសផ្សេងៗ ដើម្បីឱ្យពួកគាត់បានចូលរួមដូចជា&amp;nbsp; គម្រោងស្រាវជ្រាវធនធានជលផល និងគម្រោងលើកលើកស្ទួយជីវភាពសហគមន៍ជាដើម។

បច្ចុប្បន្ន មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអភិរក្សសត្វល្មូនកោះកុង មានអណ្តើកហ្លួងចំនួន ២៨១ក្បាល&amp;nbsp; ក្នុងនោះអណ្តើកហ្លួងមេពូជសម្រាប់កម្មវិធីបង្កាត់ពូជចំនួន ៥០ក្បាល និងអណ្ដើកហ្លួងវ័យជំទង់ និងទើបតែញាស់ចំនួន២៣១ក្បាល។ ចាប់តាំងពី ២០១៥មក អង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ បានលែងអណ្ដើកហ្លួងវ័យជំទង់ និងពេញវ័យចូលទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិវិញចំនួន ១៦៦ក្បាលដើម្បីបង្កើនចំនួនសត្វប្រភេទនេះនៅក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិ។

ដើម្បីទទួលបានរូបថតកូនអណ្ដើកហ្លួង និងសកម្មភាពក្រុមការងារអង្គការ WCS&amp;nbsp; សូមចុចលើតំណនេះ https://bit.ly/3Mcv7pl.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;

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SRE AMBEL, Cambodia, May 22, 2023 - In an extraordinary achievement for conservation efforts, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia reports a record-breaking 122 Royal Turtle hatchlings at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) during the 2023 breeding season.

This year, KKRCC collected 21 nests with a total of 272 eggs. From these, 122 Royal Turtles successfully hatched, a significant increase from the previous year, which saw nine nests and 81 eggs produce 31 hatchlings.

&amp;quot;This is a true conservation success story,&amp;quot; said Christopher Poyser, Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center Manager. &amp;quot;The substantial increase in hatchlings is a testament to our hard work and commitment to conserving this critically endangered species. We are optimistic about next year&amp;rsquo;s breeding season and expect the number of hatchlings to continue to increase.&amp;quot;

The Royal Turtle, scientifically known as the Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), is listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered and is among the world&amp;#39;s 25 most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises. In 2005, it was designated as Cambodia&amp;#39;s National Reptile by a Royal Decree, further highlighting the importance of its conservation.

The primary threats to the Royal Turtle include targeted hunting, incidental capture in fishing gear for local consumption and international trade, and destruction of its nesting habitat through sand extraction, deforestation, and land grabbing.

To combat these threats, WCS Cambodia, in long-term partnership with the Fisheries Administration (FiA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), and financially supported by Mandai Nature, Turtle Survival Alliance, and Alan and Patricia Koval Foundation, implements various conservation interventions. These efforts aim to restore the wild populations of Royal Turtles through both in-situ and ex-situ conservation methods and monitored releases. Additionally, WCS develops opportunities for local communities to participate in the conservation of the river system.

Mr. Ouk Vibol, Director of the Fisheries Conservation Department, said, &amp;ldquo;We are very proud to learn that many hatchlings hatched from the center this year. This is a new hope for restoring the species in Cambodia. We strongly encourage and support the continuation of this captive breeding program to restore this species in the future, and we hope this species will survive for our next generation.&amp;nbsp;For the field program, I strongly hope that local people and authorities work closely together to protect the critical habitat for this species.&amp;quot;

KKRCC currently holds 281 Royal Turtles, including 50 adults for breeding and 231 sub-adults, juveniles, and hatchlings. Since 2015, WCS Cambodia has reintroduced 166 young adult Royal Turtles into the wild in Sre Ambel, contributing further to the conservation of this critical species.

For more photos of the hatchlings and the WCS team at work, please visit https://bit.ly/3Mcv7pl. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;

About WCS Cambodia

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia is dedicated to saving wildlife and wild places in Cambodia through science, conservation action, and inspiring people to value nature. WCS has been working in Cambodia since 1999, focusing on conserving key wildlife species and their habitats. For more information, please visit https://cambodia.wcs.org/.
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We are thrilled to announce that Monica P. Medina has been appointed as the new Wildlife Conservation Society President and CEO. Monica makes history as the first woman to serve in this role, and we couldn&amp;#39;t be more honored to have her join our mission to save wildlife and wild places.

With an impressive background in environmental diplomacy, Monica has been instrumental in establishing it as a foreign policy priority at the U.S. Department of State. As Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) since September 2021, she has tackled some of the most urgent global challenges we face today.

At WCS, Monica will leverage the power of our four zoos, an aquarium, and our Global Conservation programs across nearly 60 countries to continue our vital work in conservation. Alistair Mould, WCS Cambodia Acting Country Director, shared his enthusiasm: &amp;quot;I am confident that with Monica&amp;#39;s expertise and leadership, we will accelerate progress on crucial conservation policies and actions, such as Keo Seima REDD+&amp;nbsp;while fostering a harmonious relationship between nature and people. Her vision and commitment will drive us forward in our collective mission.&amp;quot;

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken praised Monica&amp;#39;s accomplishments, stating, &amp;quot;She has led U.S. efforts on some of the most urgent global challenges we face today: a warming planet, biodiversity loss, water insecurity, and the threats posed by pollution and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.&amp;quot;

Join us in welcoming Monica P. Medina to the WCS family!&amp;nbsp;

For more information, read the official WCS Statement:&amp;nbsp;https://bit.ly/3meZdzy

And the U.S. Department of State Statement:&amp;nbsp;https://bit.ly/3KepplJ
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ស្រែអំបិល (ថ្ងៃទី ២២ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣)៖ អង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃកម្ពុជា សហការជាមួយ Mandai Nature និងរដ្ឋបាលជលផលនៃក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ បានលែងអណ្ដើកហ្លួងឬអណ្ដើកសរសៃចំនួន ២០ក្បាលចូលក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិតាមប្រព័ន្ធព្រែកស្រែអំបិលស្ថិតក្នុងស្រុកស្រែអំបិល ខេត្តកោះកុង។

លោក សោម ស៊ីថា ប្រធានគម្រោងអភិរក្សអណ្ដើកហ្លួងនៃអង្គការ WCS បានថ្លែងថា &amp;laquo;អណ្ដើកហ្លួងទាំង ២០ក្បាល (ឬហៅតាមឈ្មោះវិទ្យាសាស្រ្តថា the Southern River Terrapins (Batagur affinis) ដែលបានលែងថ្ងៃនេះ ត្រូវបានក្រុមអភិរក្សប្រមូលយកក្រោយពីបានញាស់ពីសំបុកដែលបានការពារតាមដងព្រែកស្រែអំបិល​ ​និងព្រែកកំពង់សីលា ក្នុងខេត្តកោះកុង និងព្រះសីហនុ ចន្លោះពីឆ្នាំ២០០៦ ដល់ ២០១៦ បន្ទាប់មកបញ្ជូនទៅកាន់មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអភិរក្សសត្វល្មូនកោះកុង ដើម្បីចិញ្ចឹមថែទាំឲ្យធំលូតលាស់មុននឹងលែងចូលទៅក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិរបស់វាវិញ។&amp;raquo; &amp;nbsp;

លោក អ៊ុក វិបុល ប្រធាននាយកដ្ឋានអភិរក្សជលផល បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា &amp;laquo;ខ្ញុំបាទសូមសាទរយ៉ាងក្រៃលែងចំពោះការចូលរួមពីអាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាន សហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាន បងប្អូនជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ និងជាពិសេស អង្គការ WCS ដែលបាននិងកំពុងស្ដារប្រភេទដែលកំពុងរងគ្រោះនេះឲ្យមានវត្តមានក្នុងដែនទឹកធម្មជាតិនេះឡើងវិញ។&amp;raquo; លោកបានបន្ថែមថា &amp;laquo;ក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០១៩ ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ បានសម្រេចដាក់បញ្ចូលប្រព័ន្ធព្រែកស្រែអំបិលនិងព្រៃលិចទឹកតាមដងព្រែក ក្នុងប្រកាសលេខ ១៣៣ ស្ដីពីការបង្កើតតំបន់គ្រប់គ្រងអណ្ដើកហ្លួង ឬអណ្ដើកសរសៃ និងក្រពើត្រី។ ដូច្នេះ រាល់ការកាប់ទន្ទ្រានព្រៃលិចទឹកតាមដងព្រែកដើម្បីយកធ្វើជាកម្មសិទ្ធិផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន គឺជាទង្វើល្មើសច្បាប់ជលផល។&amp;raquo; លោកវិបុល ក៏បានក្រើនរំលឹកដល់សហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាន ឲ្យជៀសវាងការជួញដូរប្រភេទសត្វដ៏កម្រនេះ។

បណ្ឌិត សុនចា ឡូហ្ស (Dr. Sonja Luz) នាយក Mandai Nature &amp;laquo;យើងខ្ញុំសូមចូលរួមអបអរសាទររាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា អាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាន និងអង្គការ WCS ដែលបានខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងរួមគ្នាការពារនិងអភិរក្សអណ្ដើកហ្លួងទាំងនេះ។ ការលែងសអណ្ដើកហ្លួងបន្ថែមទៀតចូលទៅក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិ បានបង្ហាញពីជោគជ័យនៃកិច្ចប្រឹងប្រែងអភិរក្សដោយមានការចូលរួមបានយ៉ាងល្អពីគ្រប់ភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធ។ ការចូលរួមយ៉ាងសកម្មរបស់អាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាននិងសហគមន៍ ពិតជាមានសារៈសខាន់ក្នុងការធានាដល់កំណើនប្រភេទនេះនៅក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិ។

អណ្ដើកប្រភេទនេះ ស្ថិតក្នុងប្រភេទអណ្ដើកគោក និងទឹកសាបចំនួន ២៥ប្រភេទដែលជិតផុតពូជបំផុតនៅលើពិភពលោក។ ប្រភេទអណ្ដើកនេះ ត្រូវបានកត់ត្រាក្នុងបញ្ជីក្រហមរបស់អង្គការ IUCN ថាជាប្រភេទអណ្ដើកជិតផុតពូជបំផុត និងត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកជាប្រភេទល្មូនតំណាងឲ្យប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដែលបានកំណត់ក្នុងព្រះរាជក្រិត្យឆ្នាំ២០០៥។ ក្រុមអ្នកអភិរក្សជឿថា អណ្ដើកហ្លួងនេះ បានផុតពូជអស់ហើយនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា តែរហូតដល់ឆ្នាំ ២០០០ រដ្ឋបាលជលផល និងអង្គការ WCS បា​នរកឃើញសារជាថ្មីនូវប្រភេទអណ្ដើកហ្លួងនេះមួយចំនួនតូចនៅសេសសល់តាមដងព្រែកស្រែអំបិល។

ចាប់តាំងពីពេលនោះមក អង្គការ WCS និងរដ្ឋបាលជលផល បានសហការគ្នាការពារប្រភេទសត្វអណ្ដើកនេះកុំឲ្យផុតពូជ រួមមានកម្មវិធីការពារសំបុកអណ្ដើកហ្លួង ការចិញ្ចឹមថែទាំក្រោយពេលញាស់ ការពង្រឹងការអនុវត្តច្បាប់ ការពិនិត្យតាមដាន ការទប់ស្កាត់ការជួញដូរខុសច្បាប់ ការអប់រំផ្សព្វផ្សាយ និងការគាំទ្រលើជីវភាពរស់នៅរបស់សហគមន៍។ ការនេសាទខុសច្បាប់ ការបាត់បង់ទីជម្រក ការធ្វើអាជីវកម្មខ្សាច់ និងការកាប់បំផ្លាញព្រៃលិចទឹកនៅតាមប្រព័ន្ធព្រែកស្រែអំបិល បាននឹងកំពុងតែគម្រាមកំហែងដល់ការរស់រាន និងការបង្កកំណើតរបស់សត្វប្រភេទនេះ។

ការលែងអណ្ដើកនេះគឺជាផ្នែកមួយនៃគម្រោងអភិរក្សអណ្ដើកហ្លួងគាំទ្រដោយ សហភាពអឺរ៉ុប (២០១៩ - ២០២២) និងម្ចាស់ជំនួយផ្សេងទៀតមានដូចជា Mandai Nature, US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Rainforest Trust, United States Forest Service, Allan &amp;amp; Patricia Koval Foundation, USAID Feed the Future, and Turtle Survival Alliance។ គម្រោងនេះអនុវត្តដោយអង្គការ WCS សហការជាមួយរដ្ឋបាលជលផល។

ការលែងអណ្ដើកហ្លួងនេះ គឺជាលទ្ធផលនៃកិច្ចប្រឹងប្រែងរយៈពេលជិតពីរទស្សវត្សរ៍ក្នុងការការពារសំបុកអណ្ដើក ការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់មើលថែទាំកូនអណ្ដើកទាំងអស់នៅក្នុងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអភិរក្សសត្វល្មូនកោះកុង និងការការពារសត្វអណ្ដើកនៅក្នុងសហគមន៍តាមដងព្រែកស្រែអំបិល ដែលគាំទ្រដោយម្ចាស់ជំនួយមានរាយនាមដូចខាងលើ។ ចាប់តាំងពីឆ្នាំ ២០១៥មក នេះជាការលែងអណ្ដើកហ្លួងលើកទីប្រាំពីរចូលក្នុងប្រព័ន្ធព្រែកស្រែអំបិល ដែលសរុបទាំងប្រាំពីរលើកនេះមានចំនួន ១៦៧ក្បាល។


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Sre Ambel (March 22, 2023) &amp;ndash; The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in collaboration with Mandai Nature and the Fisheries Administration (FiA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF), released 20 critically endangered Royal Turtles into the Sre Ambel River system in Koh Kong Province&amp;#39;s Sre Ambel district today.

As they are globally known, the Southern River Terrapins (Batagur affinis) were gathered from their nests along the Sre Ambel and Kampong Leu Rivers in Koh Kong and Preah Sihanouk provinces between 2006 and 2015. They were then sent to the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center, where they were cared for and prepared for life in the wild, according to WCS Landscape Project Manager Som Sitha.

The 20 turtles, consisting of 10 females and 10 males, are between 5 and 16 years old. Each turtle was implanted with a microchip, and an acoustic transmitter was attached to its marginal scute, allowing the conservation team to monitor and track their movements through the river system.

Mr. Ouk Vibol, Director of the Fisheries Conservation Department at the Fisheries Administration, said, &amp;ldquo;The collaboration between local authorities, communities, and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in their efforts to conserve our critically endangered turtles in natural water bodies.&amp;rdquo; He added, &amp;ldquo;The Sre Ambel River System and its surrounding riparian forest are protected under Prakas No. 133, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) in 2019, which makes cutting, clearing, and grabbing of this habitat illegal. Mr. Vibol also called on local residents to avoid capturing and trading this important species.

As one of the long-standing supporters of this conservation project, Dr Sonja Luz, CEO of Mandai Nature, congratulated the WCS team on achieving yet another conservation milestone with the essential support of local authorities and communities. She said, &amp;ldquo;The ongoing releases of these Critically Endangered turtles into their native habitat demonstrates the importance of ex situ management in species protection and collaborative efforts between the various stakeholders. Together with strong involvement and commitment from various stakeholders, we are hopeful that the turtles&amp;rsquo; population can soon thrive in the wild.&amp;rdquo;

The Royal Turtle, among the world&amp;#39;s 25 most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles, is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It was designated as Cambodia&amp;#39;s National Reptile by a Royal Decree in 2005. The species was believed to be extinct until 2000, when a small population was rediscovered in the Sre Ambel River by the FiA and WCS.

Since then, WCS and FiA have been working together to protect the species from extinction through various conservation activities, including a nest protection program, head-starting of young turtles, law enforcement, research and monitoring, prevention of illegal trade, and outreach and livelihood support. The species, however, still faces significant threats, such as sand dredging, illegal fishing, overexploitation, and habitat loss due to land grabbing and forest clearance along waterways.

The turtle release is a component of the Royal Turtle Conservation project, supported by our long-term conservation partner Mandai Nature, the European Union&amp;rsquo;s Partners Against Wildlife Crime, US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Rainforest Trust, United States Forest Service, Allan &amp;amp; Patricia Koval Foundation, USAID Feed the Future, and Turtle Survival Alliance. The project is implemented by WCS in partnership with the Fisheries Administration (FiA).

This release marks the culmination of over two decades of turtle nest protection, head-starting young turtles at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Centre, and community-based protection efforts in the Sre Ambel River, funded by the donors mentioned above. Since 2015, this is the seventh release of Royal Turtles into the Sre Ambel River system, bringing the total number of turtles reintroduced to the wild to 167.

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For high-resolution press photos from today&amp;#39;s release, please click here.

For more information, please contact:&amp;nbsp;

Mr. Som Sitha

Landscape Project Manager

Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia

+855 89 542 333

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PREAH VIHEAR, 2/16/2023 - The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Provincial Department of Environment (PDoE) of Preah Vihear province, successfully released an Asian Woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) and a Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) in January 2023 in&amp;nbsp;a protected area.

The Asian Woollyneck, classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List for Threatened Species, was rescued in November 2022 by PDoE and WCS after it was found very lethargic and underweight. Once at ACCB, the bird received appropriate care and treatment for parasites under experienced supervision. Meanwhile, the Lesser Adjutant stork, classified as vulnerable, was raised by its parents in captivity at ACCB.

The release of these birds into the wild is an important contribution to their conservation and protection.

To prepare the storks for their return to the wild, they were given live fish to catch and a naturalistic enclosure with a pond and branches to perch on. The enclosure was designed to prevent habituation to humans and to help develop and improve their hunting abilities.

​The successful release of the storks is a testament to the collaborative efforts of the ACCB, WCS, and the PDoE, as well as the support from local communities. We commend their commitment to conservation and the protection of these vulnerable species.

Video footage of the release can be found here:&amp;nbsp;https://fb.watch/iJBool_ssq/

For more information, please contact:

Nev Broadis, Northern Plains Landscape Technical Advisor, WCS Cambodia &amp;ndash; nbroadis@wcs.org

Christel Griffioen, Country Director, Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity &amp;ndash; cgriffioen@accb-cambodia.org
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ព្រះវិហារ (ថ្ងៃទី១៦ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០២៣) - អង្គការ​ WCS សហការជាមួយមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអង្គរសម្រាប់ការអភិរក្សជីវៈចម្រុះ (ACCB) និង​មន្ទីរបរិស្ថានខេត្តព្រះវិហារ និងដោយមានការគាំទ្រពីសហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាន សត្វត្រុំ / កុកស-ក ឬ កុកពាក់អំបោះ (Ciconia episcopus) មួយក្បាល និងសត្វត្រដក់តូច (Leptoptilos javanicus) មួយក្បាល ត្រូវបានលែងចូលទៅក្នុងតំបន់ការពារធម្មជាតិវិញ កាលពីខែ មករា ឆ្នាំ ២០២៣។

សត្វត្រុំ ឬហៅថាកុកពាក់អំបោះ ត្រូវបានកត់ត្រានៅបញ្ជីក្រហមរបស់អង្គការ IUCN ជាប្រភេទជិតទទួលរងគ្រោះ។ ចំណែកឯ សត្វត្រដក់តូច ត្រូវបានចាត់ជាប្រភេទងាយរងគ្រោះ។ ក្រុមការងារអង្គការ WCS និងមន្ទីរបរិស្ថានខេត្តព្រះវិហារ បានជួយសង្គ្រោះសត្វត្រុំមួយក្បាលនេះកាលពីខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០២២ បន្ទាប់ពីបានឃើញវាមានសភាពស្គមស្គាំងនិងអស់កម្លាំងខ្លាំង។ បន្ទាប់មក ក្រុមការងារក៏បានបញ្ជូនវាទៅកាន់ ACCB ដើម្បីពិនិត្យសុខភាព។ ក្រុមការងារ ACCB បានពិនិត្យឃើញថា​ សត្វត្រុំនេះមានជំងឺប៉ារ៉ាស៊ីតបក្សី (មេរោគដង្កូវព្រូនល្អិតៗ) និងបានព្យាបាល និងថែទាំ​វាយ៉ាងយកចិត្តទុកដាក់។ ចំណែកឯ​សត្វត្រដក់តូចវិញ ត្រូវបានមេបារបស់វាចិញ្ចឹមនៅក្នុង ACCB តាំងពីតូច។

ការលែងសត្វស្លាបទាំងនេះចូលក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិវិញ គឺជាការរួមចំណែកដ៏សំខាន់មួយក្នុងការការពារនិងអភិរក្សប្រភេទសត្វ​ទាំងនេះឱ្យនៅគង់វង្ស។

មុននឹងរៀបចំលែងសត្វស្លាប​ទាំងពីរចូលទៅក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិវិញ ក្រុមការងារបានបង្ហាត់បង្រៀនសត្វទាំងពីរឱ្យចេះរកចាប់ចំណីស៊ីដោយខ្លួនឯងដោយបញ្ជូនពួកវាឱ្យទៅរស់នៅក្នុងទីជម្រកសិប្បនិម្មិតក្នុងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌល ដែលក្នុងនោះមានស្រះទឹកនិងត្រីរស់ មែកឈើសម្រាប់ពួកវាទុំ និងមានព្រៃឈើបាំងជុំវិញដើម្បីឱ្យពួកវាលែងស៊ាំនឹងមនុស្ស។

ភាពជោគជ័យក្នុងការលែងសត្វស្លាបទាំងពីរនេះ បានឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងឱ្យឃើញអំពីកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងរបស់ ACCB, WCS និងមន្ទីរបរិស្ថានខេត្ត ព្រមទាំងការគាំទ្រពីសហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាន។ យើងខ្ញុំសូមកោតសរសើរចំពោះការប្តេជ្ញាចិត្តរបស់ពួកគាត់ក្នុងការការពារនិងអភិរក្សប្រភេទសត្វងាយរងគ្រោះទាំងនេះ៕

វីដេអូសកម្មភាពលែងមាននៅទីនេះ៖&amp;nbsp;https://fb.watch/iJBool_ssq/

Nev Broadis, Northern Plains Landscape Technical Advisor, WCS Cambodia &amp;ndash; nbroadis@wcs.org

Christel Griffioen, Country Director, Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity &amp;ndash; cgriffioen@accb-cambodia.org
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    <title>Captive Royal turtles lay 54 eggs at Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center</title> 
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    <description>Koh Kong&amp;nbsp;- Over the last few days of January 2023, the WCS Turtle Conservation Team collected 54 Royal Turtle eggs from four clutches deposited on an artificial sand bank beside a breeding pond at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC). The eggs were laid on the night of January 16 and 18, according to images obtained from a camera trap installed on the sand bank. This is the third consecutive year that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia.

The team expects to collect more eggs of captive turtles at the Centre during the 2023 nesting season which began in January and will continue through March. Last year, the team found 81 eggs from nine clutches on the same sand bank. Captive breeding is one of several conservation strategies used by WCS Cambodia and Fisheries Administration to restore the population of the Royal Turtle in Cambodia.

KKRCC currently holds 184 Royal Turtles, and 147 young adult Royal Turtles have been released back into the wild since 2015. Sub-adult and adult turtles at the KKRCC are kept in four breeding ponds, whilst younger animals are raised in large plastic tanks before transferal to the breeding ponds.

The Royal Turtle, scientifically known as Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), is one of the world&amp;rsquo;s 25 most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered, and has been designated as Cambodia&amp;rsquo;s National Reptile by a Royal Decree issued in 2005.

Thanks Mandai Nature, Allan &amp;amp; Patricia Kaval Foundation, and TSA for the continued financial and technical support for the center.

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    <title>Aquaculture Project Contributes to Reduction of Illegal Fishing</title> 
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    <description>Illegal fishing is one of major threats to the conservation of fishery resources, especially the Critically Endangered Royal Turtles and the Cantor&amp;rsquo;s Giant Softshell Turtles. Since 2019, the European Union-Partners against Wildlife Crime is supporting WCS and CRDT in Cambodia, to enhance protection of these species.

To this end, an aquaculture project was implemented by WCS and CRDT across 14 villages in Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong, Kratie and Stung Treng provinces. Through this initiative, since 2019, 454 families received technical trainings on aquaculture and vegetable growing. Besides, 98 farmer families who largely depend on fishing received direct incentives to raise Clarius Catfish and Striped Pangasius, and grow vegetables at home.

Concretely, each farmer received an in-kind support of between $60 and $400, depending on their own resources, to start up fish raising and vegetable gardening. That support comprised 2.8 kg of fish fingerlings (about 1,000 individuals), fish feed, plastic tent for building cages, a pair of watering cans and vegetable seeds.

Kang Bour is the chief of Koh Kroach Community Fisheries, Sre Krasaing commune, Siem Bouk district of Stung Treng province. He joined a training course in June last year. With the support from the project, he raised 1,000 catfish fingerlings in a plastic pond for the first cycle that lasted 3 months. At the end of the cycle, he harvested his pond and collected 47 kg of catfish. He kept 12 kg for food, and sold the rest for 350,000 riels ($85).

Having seen the success in the first cycle, Bour decided to continue the business by investing his own resources. As of June 2022, after 3 more cycles of fish raising and vegetable growing, her earned a total income of 820,000 riels ($200) and kept 148 kg of catfish for food.

Kang Bour said that since he started his activity, he not only had enough fish and vegetables to eat, but also generated income to support his family of eight people. Moreover, Bour started playing a vital role in raising awareness on the conservation of the Cantor&amp;rsquo;s Giant Softshell Turtle in his village. He finally stopped fishing, given the success of his fish raising activity.

There is 94% decrease in the number of threats compared to the baseline: 1threat/4km. 74% decrease in threats along the Mekong River and 76% decrease in Sre Ambel River System, according to SMART patrol data collected last June.

This project is funded by the European Union-Partners against Wildlife Crime Project and Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropy and implemented by WCS.
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    <description>Kratie (May 23, 2022)&amp;mdash;To mark World Turtle Day, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in collaboration with Fisheries Administration celebrates the conservation of the Critically Endangered Cantor&amp;rsquo;s Giant Softshell Turtles in Cambodia, by releasing 580 hatchlings into the wild​ along the Mekong River in Sambour district of Kratie province​.

&amp;ldquo;With continuous support from our donors and good cooperation from the Fisheries Administration (FiA), plus strong commitments of our field staff and community nest protection team, WCS has made significant progress in conserving this critically endangered turtle species over the past years,&amp;rdquo; said Ken Sereyrotha, Country Program Director for WCS Cambodia.

&amp;ldquo;However, this species is being threatened by illegal hunting and trafficking. In 2021, at least nine individuals were seen trading online and two were found dead by illegal fishing,&amp;rdquo; he said.

In the 2022 nesting season, the community nest protection team found 63 nests with 2,155 eggs. From early March to 20th May 2022, 982 baby turtles hatched from 40 nests, of which 402 hatchlings were released into the wild, while the rest were released today. The conservation team await the fate of the remaining eggs, and they are hopeful that these remaining nests will show positive results. In the 2021 nesting season, the team found 66 nests with 2,528 eggs and released 1,300 hatchlings into the wild.​

Mr. Ouk Vibol, Director of the Department of Fisheries Conservation of Fisheries Administration, said: &amp;ldquo;We highly appreciate the participation of local authorities, community and WCS in the conservation of critically endangered turtles so that they can persist in the natural water bodies. All stakeholders should continue their efforts to conserve the threatened species, and those who still trade protected species will face legal action.&amp;rdquo;

&amp;ldquo;Cambodia has an incredible wealth of species and habitats. The Giant Softshell Turtles is one of the species that need protection urgently. Joint conservation efforts of communities, authorities and WCS should continue, to help the wild population to recover&amp;rdquo;, said Clemens Beckers, representative of the EU Delegation in Cambodia. &amp;ldquo;We all have a common goal of saving this species from extinction, and the EU remains committed to working with our partners to achieve this,&amp;rdquo; he continued.

Sharing the same deep pools along the Mekong River with Irrawaddy Dolphin and Mekong Giant Stingray, Cantor&amp;rsquo;s Giant Softshell Turtle is truely an iconic species in the Mekong River. The release of this flagship species will play a significant role in marking the return of one of the giant freshwater species from the brink of extinction.

Cantor&amp;rsquo;s Giant Softshell Turtle, Pelochelys cantorii is classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Only a few records of the species exist in Laos and other countries, and it has disappeared across much of its former range in Vietnam and Thailand owing to poaching and trade of adult turtles and illegal collection of their eggs for food. In Cambodia, it was not observed in the wild by scientists between 2003 and 2007, until it was found on the Mekong River in between Kratie and Stung Treng. &amp;nbsp;WCS and FiA have been working to conserve the species since 2017 through disrupting the illegal capture and trade in freshwater turtles, a community-based nest protection program, and support to Community Fisheries and community development.

WCS&amp;rsquo;s conservation of Cantor&amp;rsquo;s Giant Softshell Turtle is funded by the European Union- Partners against Wildlife Crime Project, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, and Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA).
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    <description>Koh Kong, Cambodia (20 May 2022) &amp;ndash; Thirty Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sand bank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) last week. This is the second time that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia.

During the 2022 nesting season Royal Turtles in a captive-breeding group at KKRCC laid 81 eggs in nine clutches and 30 of them hatched. This compares favorably with 2021, when only one of 71 eggs in five clutches successfully hatched.

At the same time, two captive females at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), partner of WCS&amp;rsquo;s second breeding colony, laid 16 eggs in two clutches. Unfortunately, only one of in total three fertile eggs successfully hatched and the hatchling has been transferred to KKRCC for head-starting, making a total of 31.

&amp;ldquo;While breeding in nature is decreasing, we are encouraged by the success of our captive breeding program to ensure the long-term survival of the Royal Turtle.&amp;rdquo; said Som Sitha, WCS Landscape Project Manager. &amp;ldquo;This year&amp;rsquo;s nesting season none of the nests was found on the beach along the Sre Ambel River System within the Fisheries Management Area in Koh Kong and Preah Sihanouk provinces.&amp;rdquo;

Dr. Steven G. Platt, Associate Conservation Herpetologist for WCS in Southeast Asia said, &amp;ldquo;This is one of the most exciting and significant developments in Royal Turtle conservation in Cambodia. With this successful hatching of so many baby turtles, the long-term survival prospects for the Royal Turtle suddenly got much better.&amp;rdquo;

Dr Sonja Luz, Deputy CEO at Mandai Nature said, &amp;ldquo;This is extremely encouraging news. The success of these hatchlings could not have been done without an all-hands approach, involving the team on-ground and support from various partners involved. This active contribution to species recovery plans is also testimony to the important role ex-situ management plays for species protection.&amp;rdquo;

&amp;ldquo;The hatching of these turtles underscores the importance of building breeding colonies of at-risk species in their country of origin,&amp;rdquo; said Andrew Walde, Chief Operating Officer of Turtle Survival Alliance. &amp;ldquo;With so few adult Southern River Terrapins successfully nesting in the wild in Cambodia, producing successive generations of this Critically Endangered species in captivity is the best chance we have at not only ensuring their survival in the country, but repopulating terrapins to their native habitat.&amp;rdquo;

&amp;ldquo;Ex-situ management is increasingly used to prevent species extinction and this year&amp;rsquo;s breeding result is a promising sign for the future of the captive breeding program for the Royal Turtle and a significant development in the conservation of the species in Cambodia&amp;rdquo;, said Christel Griffioen, ACCB Country Director.

Mr. Ouk Vibol- Director of Department of Fisheries Conservation said, &amp;ldquo;We are very proud to get this great result. We strongly encourage and support the continuation of this captive breeding program for restoring this species in the future and we hope this species will survive for our next generation.&amp;rdquo;

WCS Cambodia has been working with the Fisheries Administration (FiA) of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) since 2000 to conserve the Critically Endangered Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), also known as Royal Turtle in Cambodia. After rediscovering the species in 2000 in the Sre Ambel River system- currently designated as Fisheries Management Area, Southwest Cambodia, WCS started the nest protection program by recruiting former egg collectors to become the turtle nest protectors. In 2006, a head-starting facility was built in Koh Kong&amp;rsquo;s Sre Ambel district to accommodate hatchlings collected from the field. Each year all of the hatchlings are transferred to the KKRCC, WCS&amp;rsquo;s dedicated turtle conservation facility, which was established in 2016. On the ground, critical conservation interventions are also being implemented including education and awareness raising, law enforcement, livelihood development, capacity building of Community Fisheries, post-release monitoring, and fisheries research.

KKRCC currently holds 186 Royal Turtles. 147 young adult Royal Turtles have been released back into the wild since 2015, including the release of 51 turtles in late 2021. Sub-adult and adult turtles at the KKRCC are kept in four breeding ponds, while younger animals are raised in large plastic tanks before transferal to the breeding ponds. The hatchlings produced by the captive-breeding group at KKRCC will be &amp;ldquo;head-started&amp;rdquo; for approximately four years to a size less vulnerable to predators and then released into the Sre Ambel River.

Mandai Nature, Alan and Patricia Koval Foundation, Turtle Survival Alliance, Allwetterzoo M&#252;nster, WCS Canada, and private donors are key partners providing funding to the breeding program.

Funding for the field activities comes from European Union- Partners against Wildlife Crime, Mandai Nature, Rainforest Trust, US Forest Service, USAID-Feed the Future, and previous donors. 

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WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)

MISSION: WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. To achieve our mission, WCS, based at the Bronx Zoo, harnesses the power of its Global Conservation Program in nearly 60 nations and in all the world&amp;rsquo;s oceans and its five wildlife parks in New York City, visited by 4 million people annually. WCS combines its expertise in the field, zoos, and aquarium to achieve its conservation mission. Visit: newsroom.wcs.org Follow: @WCSNewsroom. For more information:&amp;nbsp;347-840-1242.

ACCB (Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity) is a species conservation centre of the Allwetterzoo M&#252;nster, Germany, located in Phnom Kulen National Park. ACCB focuses on the ex-situ conservation of threatened wildlife, mainly chelonians and endangered bird species, native to Cambodia through collaboration with government authorities and various national and international organizations. Furthermore, ACCB provides environmental education presenting a learning venue for local communities, national and international visitors and government staff.

Mandai Nature

Mandai Nature is dedicated to protecting threatened species, nurturing healthy ecosystems and creating vibrant communities where wildlife and people can thrive and co-exist, in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Through collaborations with like-minded partners, Mandai Nature aims to protect threatened species from extinction, especially those endemic to Asia and often overlooked, including addressing issues of wildlife trade and the fragmentation of habitats. &amp;nbsp;In driving nature-based solutions, it focuses on green and blue carbon, while protecting and restoring tropical forests, mangroves and peatlands to help mitigate climate change. It is also working closely with local communities and organisations to create economic opportunities and invest in building skills and conservation capacity on the ground.

Mandai Nature hosts the Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP) secretariat as well as the Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) Southeast Asia Resource Centre.

Mandai Nature was jointly established by Temasek and Mandai Wildlife Group.

More information can be found at www.mandainature.org

Link to images: https://wcs1-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rleak_wcs_org/EiSN32P4AaRPj7jp38Yk6h8BNRelmdn7ladgSaGBlAjViQ?e=qQJGnO

Or this link: http://gofile.me/2OPdo/gozczmWQm &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;

(Photo credit: Chris Poyser, KKRCC Manager)
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