ASEAN Centre of Biodiversity Held the Last Series of ASEAN Flyaway Network: Capacity Building on Migratory Bird Monitoring and Wetland Management in Cambodia
The last in the series of workshops under the ASEAN Flyway Network: Capacity Building on Migratory Bird Monitoring and Wetland Management was held from 4 to 6 March in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Participants representing the various wetland nature reserves in Cambodia and representatives from the Ministry of Environment attended and listened to experts on the effective management of wetlands and techniques for conserving migratory bird habitats.
During the opening programme, Director General of the General Directorate of Natural Protected Area, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia, Srey Sunleang, delivered the opening speech to welcome the participants to the three-day event.
Part of the event was a field visit to Ang Trapeang Thmor Protected Landscape, where the workshop participants had a hands-on experience with bird monitoring, and were able to spot the Sarus Crane, among other birds and biodiversity.
The workshop was organised by the ACB’s ASEAN Flyway Network (AFN) Phase II Project in partnership with the General Directorate of Natural Protected Area of Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment and NParks, with funding support from the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).
