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Unlocking the potential for sustainable Community Zones in the Northern Plains

A research on sustainable development in community zones in Cambodia's Northern Plains

The Status of Key Species in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary 2022

Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area within the Eastern Plains of Cambodia. The protected area is unique site of very high biodiversity value, however this diversity is under threat. This report presents the results of surveys conducted over the past 12 years to reveal the population trends of 13 key species inhabiting Keo Seima. PUBLISHED VERSION DOI: https://doi.org/10.19121/2023.Report.45443

KSWS REDD+ Benefit Sharing Manual, version 2.0

Revenue generated by the project through carbon credit sales is distributed via a waterfall model, covering carbon credit transaction costs, a contribution to the Royal Government of Cambodia’s forest conservation fund, core project activities for KSWS REDD+, the Cash for Communities (C4C) program, KSWS REDD+ project strengthening, and an operating reserve. An integral part of the project is benefit sharing with 20 local communities that participate in the project. Fourteen key principles have been outlined to guide the development of a mechanism for benefit sharing.

Bengal Florican and Power Lines

A new power transmission line causes significant mortality in the largest remaining population of Critically Endangered Bengal floricans Houbaropsis bengalensis in Cambodia.

KSWS REDD+ Newsletter, Issue No. 26, Jan-Mar 2022

• Sre Lvi elects all-female leading team for local committee • Mobile clinics continue to improve access to healthcare in KSWS • Community prepares for CPA management plan development • Documenting and preserving cultural heritage with local communities • European Union delegation visits KSWS to learn about REDD+ success • Dry-season biodiversity monitoring underway • Preparing for new school term in KSWS • Young women lead the way during land use inventory

KSWS REDD+ Newsletter, Issue No. 27, Apr-Jun 2022

• Community guardians deployed to protect first giant ibis nest of the season • Workshop on building community economies to support conservation • Introducing the national Eco-Schools program to KSWS • KSWS REDD+ project has trained almost 8,000 people since its launch • Legal support for Indigenous communities protesting land-grabbing • Bamboo group negotiating new sales agreements • Latest annual community development plans agreed • Promoting traditional local handicrafts

Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary REDD+ 2020-2021 Monitoring Report

Full pre-verification monitoring report for Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary REDD+ project.

KSWS REDD+ 2020-2021 Monitoring Report, Khmer summary

Khmer language summary of 2020-2021 pre-verification monitoring report for Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary REDD+ project.

Effects of social networks on interventions to change conservation behavior

Social networks are critical to the success of behavioral interventions in conservation because network processes such as information flows and social influence can enable behavior change to spread beyond a targeted group. We investigated these mechanisms in the context of a social marketing campaign to promote a wildlife poisoning hotline in Cambodia. With questionnaire surveys we measured a social network and knowledge and constructs from the theory of planned behavior at 3 points over 6 months. The intervention initially targeted ~11% (of 365) of the village, but after 6 months ~40% of the population was knowledgeable about the campaign. The likelihood of being knowledgeable nearly doubled with each additional knowledgeable household member. In the short term, there was also a modest, but widespread improvement in proconservation behavioral intentions, but this did not persist after 6 months. Estimates from stochastic actor-oriented models suggested that the influences of social peers, rather than knowledge, were driving changes in intention and contributed to the failure to change behavioral intention in the long term, despite lasting changes in attitudes and perceived norms. Our results point to the importance of accounting for the interaction between networks and behavior when designing conservation interventions.

KSWS REDD+ Newsletter, Issue No. 22, Jan-Mar 2021

• Exciting expansion of project activities coming soon! • Snare removal team protects important natural water sources • Expanding community-managed sustainable bamboo business • Learning about traditional Bunong celebrations in KSWS • Mapping community life in REDD+ communities • Communities exchange expertise on sustainable natural resource- based businesses • New community protected area approved in KSWS • Communities develop financial management guidelines for REDD+ benefit sharing income