WWF - Lower Mekong Dry Forests Ecoregion publications

Community-based ecotourism awareness poster

2008-06-01

The ecotourism can help community people improve their livelihoods, while also contributes to maintaining the forests ecosystem. By describing threats to the natural environment such as cutting-down trees, illegal hunting, fishing with illegal and destructive methods, this poster promotes the importance of keeping natural habitats healthy and preserving wild animals for national and international tourist attraction.

Honey Poster

2008-02-03

Honey is one of the non-timber forest products that communities in the Eastern Plains Landscape of Cambodia depend on for their livelihoods. For years, the local communities practice their traditional method to harvest honey from the forests. Better techniques for honey collection have been introduced and adopted by the communities to sustain their livelihoods and maintain the forests ecosystem.

Endangered species and rare species posters

2008-02-02

These posters illustrate protected wild animals in Cambodia. The one with red crossing line represents rare species and the other with green crossing line indicates group of endangered animals. To reinforce the national legislation on wild animals' protection, both posters introduce with this following message: "These wild animals are protected. Hunting, trapping and trading are prohibited".

Resin poster

2008-02-01

Resin collection is one of the livelihood activities the local communities of Cambodia's Eastern Plains Landscape are practicing for generations using their traditional method. Through this awareness poster, techniques for harvesting resin in a sustainable manner are introduced.

Burning issue - natural resource management tool

2007-12-03

In the context of Cambodia's dry forest ecosystems such as the Mondulkiri Protected Forest, fire is not a threat to forest loss but a tool traditionally used for natural resource management by local indigenous people. Two "Phnong" Villages in Mondulkiri Province located in eastern Cambodia were targeted by a research, which aims at analyzing the role of fire in their livelihoods, methods of use, fire's socio-cultural aspect, relationship between fire and environment, and community understanding of Cambodia's fire-related legislation.

Srepok River discovery trail

2007-08-03

Carry with you the Srepok River guide and start experiencing your new discovery in the magnificent Srepok Wilderness Area of Mondulkiri Province in eastern Cambodia. You will be amazed by animals and plants that are not easily seen and have the unique opportunity to gain insight the lives of the indigenous Phnong community.

Lessons learnt on ecotourism and PA management from Nepal

2007-07-03

WWF staff and Cambodian government counterparts visited Nepal to gain knowledge and experience in high-end ecotourism operations in an Asian context and the country's long history of community managed protected areas. The similarities with the Cambodian experience provide a greater chance for successful creation of the ecotourism industry within the Cambodia's Mondulkiri Protected Forest.

Ecotourism feasibility study

2007-05-03

Beside its internationally famous Angkor Wat Temple and many others in Siam Reap Province, Cambodia has more to offer to tourists. This study proved that, there is a potential market for high-end ecotourism. The unique biodiversity value of Cambodia's Srepok Wilderness Area within the Mondulkiri Protected Forest provides a greater attraction for the high-end ecotourism market that is willing to spend money for the privilege of staying in the protected area.

MIST Specialist - Evaluation report

2007-03-03

MIST means Management Information System Technology and is used for data entry, data query and data report for two Cambodian protected areas, namely Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary and Mondulkiri Protected Forest. The set-up of Mist has been assessed and reported.

Feasibility for a community-base wildlife monitoring system for the Srepok Wilderness Area in the Mondulkiri Protected Forest

2006-05-03

To establish a comprehensive database of wild animals and needs for effective law enforcement in the Srepok Wilderness Area of the Mondulkiri Protected Forest, information on distribution and numbers of wildlife are collected, while the types and numbers of illegal activities are also monitored and recorded by staff rangers.

The Management Oriented Monitoring System introduces a way to involve local communities by establishment of a community-based biodiversity monitoring system, which allows direct community involvements in designing a monitoring process, undertaking data collection, recording and analyzing. It is a simple and cost effective approach that was first developed in Southern Africa for community managed conservation areas.

Gaur (Bos gaurus) and Banteng (Bos javanicus)

2005-09-01

Gaur Bos gaurus
This peculiar hump-backed bovid roams the forests and grasslands of Southeast Asia.

A vegetarian with a huge body weight supported by incredibly slim white legs, this large dark-coloured mammal is distinct from the banteng in that it has no white rump patch.

Banteng Bos Javanicus

Looking suspiciously like domestic cattle, both in colour and build, the handsome banteng used to be widespread throughout Southeast Asia.

These wild cattle are very shy and retiring, and due to their wariness they are hard to approach.

The dorsal ridge seen in gaur is less pronounced in banteng with only the older bulls having a marked ridge.

Banteng have white bands and patches on their bodies, including white stockings, and a distinct white rump.

Introducing the Indo-Chinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti)...

2005-09-01

The Indo-Chinese tiger is arguably the most widely known inhabitant of the Greater Annamites and Lower Mekong Dry Forests ecoregions and is one of the most endangered large mammals in the world.

Indo-Chinese tigers range from eastern Myanmar through Thailand, Lao PDR and Cambodia to Vietnam.

In 1993 an estimated 500 were found in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam, and 500-1,000 in Thailand, Myanmar and Peninsular Malaysia.

GIS Datasets from WWF-Cambodia to WWF-Laos

2005-05-21

Map of Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia

2005-05-10

Map of Srepok Wilderness Area Project in Cambodia

2005-05-10

Asia Pacific Ecoregion Big Wins Update

2005-03-11

Asian Leopards

2002-11-07