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UNITED NATIONS EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION

(UNESCO)

 

 

I.                   Introduction

      

1. Background: An UN organization specializing in education, sciences (including natural sciences and human sciences), culture and communication.

   

2. Objectives: In the Cambodia UNESCO office, we established an unit called the Environment and Natural Resources Unit dealing with the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve (BR) in collaboration with Technical Coordination Unit for the Safeguard and Management of Tonle Sap of the Ministry of Environment.  

  

1.     Counterparts/Partner: Ministry of Environment; Technical Coordinating Unit for Tonle Sap

 

4. Activities

·         Developing legal and Institutional framework for Tonle Sap BR.

·         Promoting Ecotourism

·         Community support program (credit, aquaculture, duck and chicken)

·         Environmental awareness

·         Research and conservation of Prek Toal area of the BR.    

 

5. Location:  Siem Reap, Phnom Penh.

 

 

II.                The Activities Related to Mekong

 

Support to the Tonle Sap Technical Co-ordination Unit (TCU) of the Ministry of Environment. Support to the Preak Toal station in one of the three core areas of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.

 

 

III.             Contact Details

 

- Contact person

: Mr. Etienne Clement, Representative of UNESCO in Cambodia

- Address

: #38, Samdech Sothearos Blvd, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh

- Post

: P.O.Box29

- Fax/Phone

: (855) 23 426 163/426 945/ (855) 23 723 054/725 071/426 726/426 299

- Email

: uhpnp@unesco.org