Help rural families earn income through ecotourism, rather than destructive and illegal poaching and logging. This will help preserve the integrity of the rainforest and wildlife of Southern Cambodia.
Poaching, deforestation, and slash and burn farming have taken a devastating toll on Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, one of Southeast Asia’s largest remaining tracts of rainforest. Poor villagers have few options so they hunt and log the forest to support their families. Yet the area's lush forests, winding rivers and wildlife make it an ideal spot for visiting. This project is alleviating poverty through ecotourism income while preventing the destruction of the rainforest and its wildlife.
Benefits the commune of Chi Phat by providing infrastructure and equipment, and training in hospitality, service and project management while developing income generating activities, such as trekking, mountain biking, wildlife viewing and boating.
Improve villagers’ incomes and their capacity to manage local businesses, upgrade community infrastructure and responsibly develop this exquisite region to preserve it for future generations of Cambodians, visitors, and wildlife.
"After the Chi Phat Community Based Ecotourism project came into existence, most of the people turned their attention from cutting down trees to serving tourists for profit.”
- Pich Samnang, Voice of America Khmer Journalist
Total Funding Received to Date: $441
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $24,559
Total Funding Goal: $25,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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