Tiger Landscape: Lower Mekong Forests
Collecting eels in the buffer zone of Pu Mat National Park, Central Vietnam near Laos.
Triborder area
The Lower Mekong Forests are a mix of lowland and highland tropical deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen forests.Countries
Cambodia, Lao PDR, VietnamSubspecies
Indochinese tigerOther priority species
Asian elephantClouded leopard
Irrawaddy river dolphin
WWF priority place
Greater MekongEcological region
Central Indochina Dry Forests, Greater AnnamitesBoth tiger and prey densities are generally low due to intensive hunting and weak law enforcement in the region over past decades. Habitat fragmentation is a serious problem, especially in Vietnam.
WWF's work in this landscape includes:
WWF's work in this landscape includes:
- Securing tiger habitats
WWF has identified core areas and corridors for protecting and monitoring tigers and other key species.
- Capacity-building for protected areas
WWF has helped strengthen the management of key protected areas, especially improving law enforcement to reduce poaching and trade and promoting sustainable forest management.
- Trade prevention
WWF's Greater Mekong Programme and TRAFFIC have active wildlife trade campaigns to raise awareness, particularly in Vietnam where there is little support for wildlife conservation or sustainable trade.
- Human-tiger conflict resolution
WWF is working with local communities in Vietnam and Lao PDR.
Related links
- Greater Mekong - a WWF priority place
- More on tigers
Contact us
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WWF Greater Mekong Programme Office,
HanoiD13 Thanglong Int. Village Cau Giay District,
Hanoi Hanoi
Vietnam
+84 4 719 3049
+84 4 719 3048
