Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) is one of the most significant coastal wildlife sanctuaries... more Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) is one of the most significant coastal wildlife sanctuaries in Cambodia because it maintains a sizeable area of both mangrove forest and evergreen forest, as well as a number of globally threatened species. However, both unique habitat and critically endangered species in the sanctuary have been declining at an alarming rate (especially from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s) due to human activities such as charcoal production, over fishing, overexploitation of wildlife and NTFPs, land clearance for agriculture, and illegal hunting which have also grown along with immigration into the sanctuary and urbanization of the surrounding area. The purpose of this assessment was to (i) generate information that can be used to identify preliminary management zones in PKWS based on the assessment of biodiversity, livelihoods, and socio-economics, (ii) understand the perception and perspectives of local people on PKWS management and the proposed zoning system...
Rain forests in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, are under increasing pressure from commercial industr... more Rain forests in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, are under increasing pressure from commercial industry, agricultural projects and transmigration programmes. Our knowledge of the hill forests in central Borneo is virtually non-existent, yet they may disappear before we realize their true value as intact forests. These rapid developments prompted the FFPS to launch the Red Alert Project, which, together with Project Barito Ulu, is investigating ways to promote rainforest conservation in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) is one of the most significant coastal wildlife sanctuaries... more Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) is one of the most significant coastal wildlife sanctuaries in Cambodia because it maintains a sizeable area of both mangrove forest and evergreen forest, as well as a number of globally threatened species. However, both unique habitat and critically endangered species in the sanctuary have been declining at an alarming rate (especially from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s) due to human activities such as charcoal production, over fishing, overexploitation of wildlife and NTFPs, land clearance for agriculture, and illegal hunting which have also grown along with immigration into the sanctuary and urbanization of the surrounding area. The purpose of this assessment was to (i) generate information that can be used to identify preliminary management zones in PKWS based on the assessment of biodiversity, livelihoods, and socio-economics, (ii) understand the perception and perspectives of local people on PKWS management and the proposed zoning system...
Rain forests in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, are under increasing pressure from commercial industr... more Rain forests in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, are under increasing pressure from commercial industry, agricultural projects and transmigration programmes. Our knowledge of the hill forests in central Borneo is virtually non-existent, yet they may disappear before we realize their true value as intact forests. These rapid developments prompted the FFPS to launch the Red Alert Project, which, together with Project Barito Ulu, is investigating ways to promote rainforest conservation in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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