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Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project

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Monk in the Cardamom mountains - (c) Filip Agoo for Everland

  • Project Developer

    Wildlife Alliance

  • Proponent

    Royal Government of Cambodia

  • Standards

     VCS

  • Dates

    01/01/2015 – 31/12/2044

  • Forest type

    Mosaic: tropical forest, wetlands, grasslands, mangroves

  • Project area

    445,339 ha

  • Community members

    >16,000

  • Species threatened

    >52

Protecting one of the last remaining unfragmented rainforests in Cambodia

key impacts

  • 16000 people in 29 communities

    Engaged across the project zone collaborating in forest protection and sustainable livelihood programs and benefitting from improved infrastructure, education and healthcare

  • 445339 hectares

    Of tropical rainforest protected in one of the 200 most important global biodiversity areas spanning ridge to reef, arresting deforestation through participatory land use planning, securing land rights and enhancing law enforcement

  • 54 + globally threatened species

    Protected within the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot  including the Asian Elephant, Giant Ibis, Sunda Pangolin, Yellow-headed Temple Turtle and Sun Bear

  • 100000 + snares removed

    During more than 15,000 patrols by the Cardamom Forest Protection Program, safeguarding wildlife and preventing deforestation, rescuing and rehabilitating more than 2000 live animals and confiscating over 3,000 illegal chainsaws

  • 94 fresh water wells

    Installed in 24 communities, providing clean water for drinking, sanitation, agriculture, and livestock through solar-powered systems

  • 27.6 million tonnes CO₂ emissions avoided

    From 2015–2021, with verified annual reductions averaging nearly 4 million tonnes CO₂e per year under the VCS standard with CCB Double Gold certification

Community Voices

  • Speech marks

    Without this scholarship, I wouldn’t have had the chance to pursue a bachelor’s degree. I’m proud to set an example for the younger kids in my village—that they can dream big too. Thank you to the support from Wildlife Alliance, the Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project, and the Ministry of Environment.”

    Ra Srey Lin

    Student

  • Play
    Speech marks

    In Cambodia, where rising temperatures have caused many of our water sources – such as rivers, ponds, and small brick wells – to dry up, the REDD+ Project’s provision of water couldn’t have come at a better time.”

    Chey Sreynin

    Community member

  • Speech marks

    “The education I received through a scholarship was a turning point. It helped me truly understand how we could turn our village into an eco-tourism destination.”

    Tith Ly

    Deputy Commune Chief of Pralay

Image Gallery

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Wreathed Hornbill in the Cardamom forest

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Waterfall in the Cardamom Forest

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Black-shanked douc langur eating

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Two community members collecting crops

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Clouds covering the Cardamom Forest

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Long-tailed Macaques amongst the trees

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Monk in the Cardamom Forest

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    A meandering river in the Cardamom Forest

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    A forest ranger in the Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project holds a coil of snares removed from the forest

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Baby Sunda Pangolins

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Southern Cardamom community member in the middle of a plantation

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Sunbear at the Animal Rescue and Release Centre

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Child playing with water

  • © Filip Agoo for Everland

    Waterfall in the Cardamom Forest

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