Environment
The last cranes of Cambodia
Less than 1000 cranes still exist in the wetlands of the Mekong river. Now try conservationists to save them.
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Project objective: livelihood of the inhabitants of the lower Mekong basin secure, climate adaptation, protected areas for common cranes to expand
Project area: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. In this report: the Mekong basin in Cambodia near the Vietnamese border
Biodiversity: The Mekong river is one of the most biodiverse rivers in the world, Nist, food and breeding ground for several species of birds, including the Saruskranich, the largest crane in the world, on the IUCN Red List as “Endangered” is listed
Saruskraniche are in wet meadows and marshes instructed, and that is for the birds the Problem: increasing drought due to climate change, dwindling fishing grounds and pesticides from the surrounding paddy fields, endanger the existence of the animals. In January collect the Saruskraniche in droves to the Cambodian border to Vietnam, in a wetland at the bottom of Mekongbecken. Now there are only about 1000 birds. The government has, therefore, parts of the Region declared a sanctuary, to the extinction of the species to prevent. But it takes more than just the ban, there for farming. With the support of the International climate initiative (IKI), the local population is trained, before the ever more frequently arising Extremniederschlägen to protect, less use of pesticides in the fields more efficient to irrigate. So less surface area is more generated, and the expansion of Rice production into the protected area can be prevented. The farmers also get help in the marketing of their products. The rural population, it is clear that it is possible to generate higher yields, and at the same time, the natural resources to preserve and protect. And this is the Saruskranich also very directly benefit.
A Film by Christian Jaburg