Conservation International Cambodia

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Conservation International Cambodia
AbbreviationCI Cambodia
Formation2001
Type Non-governmental organization
PurposeBiodiversity conservation
Headquarters Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Locations
Area served
Cambodia
Parent organization
 Conservation International
Website cambodia.conservation.org

Conservation International Cambodia (CI Cambodia) is the Cambodia programme of Conservation International. The programme has operated in Cambodia since 2001 and is based in Phnom Penh, with field activities supported through an office in Koh Kong Province including a sub-office in Thma Bang District. [1] [2] [3] Its work includes forest conservation in the Central Cardamom Mountains, freshwater conservation activities linked to Tonlé Sap, and conservation and finance initiatives in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary and Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park. [1] [4] [5] [6]

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History

Conservation International began work in Cambodia in 2001, including implementation of the Central Cardamom Protected Forest project with the Forestry Administration from July 2001 to September 2004. [1] By the early 2010s, its Central Cardamom Mountains programme combined forest and biodiversity protection, land-use planning, and rural livelihood activities, operating primarily in the Cardamom Mountains portions of Pursat Province and Koh Kong Province. [7] A trust fund for management financing of Central Cardamom Mountains National Park was launched in 2016. [8]

In 2018, the Northern Prey Lang landscape became operational as a REDD+ project registered under Japan's Joint Crediting Mechanism and jointly implemented by Conservation International, the Ministry of Environment, and Mitsui. [5] The same report described 612,525 tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent credits generated through December 2023 under the mechanism. [5]

Activities by location

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Selected programme locations in Cambodia (1 Phnom Penh, 2 Thma Bang (Koh Kong Province), 3 Central Cardamom Mountains National Park, 4 Tonle Sap, 5 Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, and 6 Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park)

The programme is based in Phnom Penh and maintains a field office in Koh Kong Province, including a sub-office in Thma Bang District. [2] [3]

Cardamom Mountains

Conservation International's work in the Cardamom Mountains has included implementation of the Central Cardamom Protected Forest project (2001–2004) and subsequent programme activities in the Central Cardamom landscape focused on forest and biodiversity protection, land-use planning, and rural livelihoods in the Cardamom Mountains portions of Pursat Province and Koh Kong Province. [1] [7] A trust fund for long-term financing of management of Central Cardamom Mountains National Park was launched in 2016. [8]

Tonle Sap

Freshwater conservation work linked to Tonlé Sap has included flooded-forest restoration and associated community and government collaboration. In 2024, Conservation International Cambodia reported restoration of about 600 hectares (6 km2) of flooded forest and the planting of more than 270,000 seedlings since 2010, with a stated target of restoring more than 2,660 hectares (26.6 km2) by 2030. [4] A Tonle Sap conservation project supported work in areas including the Kampong Prak sanctuary zone, which was described as covering more than 50,000 hectares (500 km2) of freshwater habitat including seasonally flooded forests and dry-season ponds, with activities including ranger patrol support and establishment of fish sanctuaries and conservation zones. [9]

Prey Lang

Conservation International has been involved in forest conservation and conservation finance activities in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary landscape, including work registered under Japan's Joint Crediting Mechanism. [5] A project design document for the registered JCM project described the sanctuary as 431,683 hectares (4,317 km2) spanning Kratie, Kampong Thom, Stung Treng, and Preah Vihear provinces. [10] The Ministry of Environment identified Conservation International as the manager of the Northern Prey Lang landscape REDD+ project, which became operational in 2018, and reported 612,525 tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent credits generated through December 2023. [5] Discussion of the project in regional REDD+ lessons-learned work described Conservation International Cambodia as a coordinator of the JCM project, alongside government and private-sector participants. [11]

Veun Sai-Siem Pang

Conservation International has implemented conservation activities in Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park, including work described in 2025 as a community-based ecotourism project implemented in collaboration with the TUI Care Foundation and IUCN, with stated objectives including strengthening ranger patrols and supporting livelihoods linked to ecotourism. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ferguson, Alan; Sok, Vong (April 2007). Final Evaluation of the Cardamom Mountains Protected Forest and Wildlife Sanctuaries Project (Report). United Nations Development Programme Cambodia. p. 1.
  2. 1 2 "Contact us". Conservation International Cambodia. Conservation International.
  3. 1 2 "Office Admin Intern". BongThom.com.
  4. 1 2 Hong, Raksmey (11 July 2024). "A decade of effort: Restoring the Tonle Sap flooded forests". The Phnom Penh Post.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Second Summary of Information on REDD+ Safeguards in Cambodia (2018–2022) (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Environment (Cambodia). November 2025. p. 26.
  6. 1 2 "Improving conservation of Veun Sai Siem Pang National Park through community-based ecotourism". IUCN Save Our Species.
  7. 1 2 Mid-Term Review Final Report: Sustainable Forest Management Project Cambodia (Report). United Nations Development Programme. September 2014. p. 24.
  8. 1 2 Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 Country Dossier: Cambodia (PDF) (Report). Convention on Biological Diversity. 2021. p. 40.
  9. ↑ "Tonle Sap Conservation Project". Fondation Ensemble.
  10. ↑ JCM Project Design Document Form for REDD-plus: Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary - Stung Treng REDD+ project (Report). Joint Crediting Mechanism.
  11. ↑ Chou, Phalla (2023). Lessons Learned from REDD+ Implementation in Cambodia (PDF) (Report). ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity.
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