Law Enforcement Efforts In WWF-Cambodia’s Supported Protected Areas: January to June 2025

Posted on July, 03 2025

To secure a shared future for people and nature, we must end wildlife crime.

In Cambodia, overexploitation of natural resources has taken a toll on our ecosystems and treasured species. Illegal activities like poaching, logging, mining and illegal fishing pose a critical threat. To protect a future where communities and nature can thrive together, we must act.

To safeguard protected areas and prevent wildlife crimes, WWF-Cambodia works closely with government ministries and their ranger teams to bolster law enforcement efforts. We recruit community members to join patrol teams supporting rangers, providing the equipment and training that they need to protect their environment. We also support the establishment of community protected areas, where people can lead the management of their own natural resources.

Our protected area law enforcement efforts take place in two priority landscapes: the Eastern Plains Landscape and the Mekong Flooded Forest. In the Eastern Plains Landscape, we focus interventions in Srepok and Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuaries, two protected areas in Mondulkiri province. In the Mekong Flooded Forest, we support river guard patrols along the Mekong Dolphin Protection and Management Zone, a 120-kilometre stretch of Irrawaddy dolphin habitat between Stung Treng to Kratie provinces. We also operate in two protected areas in Kratie province: Prek Prasob and Sambo Wildlife Sanctuaries.