Cambodian fishing communities along the Mekong River yesterday called on the Lao government to halt the construction of dams on the international river so a wide-ranging ecological impact study can be carried out.The groups vowed to step up their fight to stop the dams in a bid to protect their communities.
Phnom Penh, June 27, 2014: Total of around 129 participants from local and international non-government orgnaizations, government agencies, fishery networks, and fishers are pulling together to attend a half-day national roundtable discussion concerns on “Illegal fishing Activities in Cambodia” prepared by The NGO Forum NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF), Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT)
Dear all, Oh dear,more bad news for the Mekong River ecology, and ther livelihoods of poor fisher-folk that depend on it – it appears that China, Myanmar Thailand and Lao PDR have agreed on the next phase of navigation improvement (rock-blasting,
15 and 16 of September 2014 at Kor Tai Village, Pibun Mangsaharn District, Ubon Rachathani Province, marked important gathering days of the representatives from fishing community networks in Cambodia and Thailand.For the first time, people affected by Pak Mun Dam, who have spent 26 years struggling with impacts of dam,
CFN Structure& Participating Provinces There will be a strong social force at grassroots level which is capable to demand public services, especially the good governance in fisheries protection and conservation for a sustainable livelihood of local fishermen in the Tonle Sap. Base on the further years of implementation, FACT will continue to use existing mechanisms, including the Community Based Organizations (CBOs), the Tonle Sap Fisher network (TFN) and the Coalition of Cambodian Fisher (CCF) that FACT has worked and supported […]
MFN Structure& Participating Provinces There will be a strong social force at grassroots level which is capable to demand public services, especially the good governance in fisheries protection and conservation for a sustainable livelihood of local fishermen in the Tonle Sap. Base on the further years of implementation, FACT will continue to use existing mechanisms, including the Community Based Organizations (CBOs), the Tonle Sap Fisher network (TFN) and the Coalition of Cambodian Fisher (CCF) that FACT has worked and supported […]
TFN Structure& Participating Provinces There will be a strong social force at grassroots level which is capable to demand public services, especially the good governance in fisheries protection and conservation for a sustainable livelihood of local fishermen in the Tonle Sap. Base on the further years of implementation, FACT will continue to use existing mechanisms, including the Community Based Organizations (CBOs), the Tonle Sap Fisher network (TFN) and the Coalition of Cambodian Fisher (CCF) that FACT has worked and supported […]
CCF Structure& Participating Provinces There will be a strong social force at grassroots level which is capable to demand public services, especially the good governance in fisheries protection and conservation for a sustainable livelihood of local fishermen in the Tonle Sap. Base on the further years of implementation, FACT will continue to use existing mechanisms, including the Community Based Organizations (CBOs), the Tonle Sap Fisher network (TFN) and the Coalition of Cambodian Fisher (CCF) that FACT has worked and supported […]