Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary REDD+ Project

Partnering with Indigenous Bunong to safeguard a unique wildlife sanctuary

key impacts

12000 Indigenous Bunong and Steing people

Benefitting from more than $2 million in distributed benefits, 7 Indigenous Community Land Titles secured (10 more underway), and improved access to water, sanitation, healthcare, and alternative livelihoods
3700 + students

With access to improved infrastructure in schools and participated in biodiversity and conservation programs, fostering environmental awareness and cultural pride
85 threatened species

Protected through biodiversity monitoring, Species Protection Programs and the development of ecotourism, including Jahoo Gibbon Camp, which is home to 5 primate species
75 % reduction in local deforestation

In villages participating in the IBIS Rice Program through wildlife-friendly rice farming where 108 farmers participate to receive premium prices in exchange for committing to zero deforestation, zero poaching, and zero chemicals
167000 HA

Of uniquely diverse tropical rainforest protected through strengthened forest patrols, law enforcement training, the introduction of SMART technology and the establishment of 4 Community Protected Areas
20 million tonnes CO₂ emissions avoided

Verified under the VCS standard and certified as CCB Double Gold with a 60-year crediting period to help ensure long-term impact

This forest is essential to my community… we rely on it for our livelihood, gathering non-timber forest products. But beyond that, it holds deep spiritual significance—we need it to honor our ancestors, bury our deceased, and preserve our traditions for future generations.”

Kae Vert

Chief of the Sre Preah
Through this ecotourism initiative, we are able to conserve the forest, protect our ancestral land, and preserve our tradition. And at the same time, wildlife’s habitat and their sources of food will be safeguarded.”

Thorn Tha

Leng Kao Ecotourism
Community Committee Member
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If we lose the forest, we will also lose our traditional beliefs. The existence of the forest and our beliefs are intertwined; the forest’s presence allows our beliefs to persist.”

Ly Sareoun

Indigenous Bunong Community Member