Reduced illegal wildlife trade and strengthened rural communities
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £337,596
WHERE Laos, Cambodia
Summary
Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary is a trans-frontier protected area contiguous with Xe Pian National Park in Laos with a shared 120 km porous border, across which wildlife, timber, drugs, and people are trafficked unregulated. These activities weaken social cohesion, undermine governance structures and contribute to poverty. The project aims to reduce poverty and illegal wildlife poaching and trade through a scalable programme in sustainable livelihoods using a proven approach, increased gender-neutral career opportunities
and strengthened law enforcement.
Stung Treng Provincial Authority (STPA), Ad-hoc Committee for IBIS Rice and Siem Pang PATROL, Siem Pang District Administration (SPDA), Siem Pang PATROL Operational Working Group, Border Liaison Office, Stung Treng Department of Environment
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
