Cambodia Tiger Recovery Program

DRAFT

Pre-Tiger Summit Partner Dialogue July 12-14, 2010, Bali-Indonesia

The Forestry Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheriesmasphalsnu@yahoo.com

TIGER CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE

(1) Eastern Plain Landscape and (2) Cardamom Mountain Range

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Map of Protection Forests and Protected Areas in Cambodia

Eastern Plain Landscape (EPL)-

Site for Tiger Recovery Program

GOAL

PRIORITY ACTIONS

1- Will formally designate and secure at least one potential source site

(around 1,500km²) as tiger habitat in EPL

2- Will establish and resource a dedicated law enforcement officers (of at least 50) full-time, well-trained and equipped ranger

PRIORITY ACTIONS

3- Will implement consistent tiger and its prey monitoring protocols and enforce effective management

4- Will strengthen trans-boundary cooperation to reduce wildlife poaching and illegal

activities across border

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PROGRAM INDICATOR BY 2015

1- Design site for tiger restoration (2ys) Site formally designed Landscape management and zoning approved Tiger restoration identified

2- Enforcement capacity & habitat management (5ys) Law enforcement officer well trained & equipped Conservation infrastructure established Wildlife crime protection increased Tiger prey density increased

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PROGRAM INDICATOR BY 2015

3- Monitoring system (2ys) MIST & other developed & implemented

4- Trans-boundary collaboration (3ys) Information sharing network established

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PROGRAM INDICATOR BY 2022

Source site protectedTiger prey support 25

breeding femalesHabitat connectivity

through landscapesWildlife product across

border reducedTiger reintroduction

program developed

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CAPACITY NEEDS

Improve technical skills Reporting, patrolling, monitoring, investigation

Scientific skills Biological tiger & its prey monitoring

Awareness raising and outreach program Perception of tiger conservation value Threat to tiger survival

INDICATIVE COST

Activities Costs

Designate inviolate tiger source site 500,000

Increase capacity & effectiveness law enforcement

4,500,000

Integrate habitat management at landscape level

2,000,000

Implement tiger & prey monitoring 1,500,000

Strengthen trans-boundary cooperation 1,000,000

TOTAL (until 2015) 9,500,000

FINANCING OPTION

International community WB, ADB, GEF-5, JICA,

NGOs REDDTourismNational budget

In kind support from government

$$$$

SUPPORT NEEDED FROM GTI

Activities Costs

Awareness raising for national government 50,000

Awareness raising & outreach campaign for local communities

100,000

Trans-boundary meeting to strengthen cross border control for wildlife trade

95,000

Feasibility study & assessment of tiger re- introduction program

245,000

TOTAL (until 2015) 490,000