The Babbler 45 (Jan - Mar) 2013
STAFF NEWS
Thou Veasna
I Daniel Wilcox
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aniel Willcox recently joined BirdLIfe Cambodia Programme to work as a Technical Adviser for the Western Siem Pang proposed protected forest project. Prior to this he spent several years surveying for little-known and endangered small mammal species in Vietnam, as well as two short stints conducting conservation research on amphibians and reptiles in India and Australia. Most of Daniel’s experience has been working for a small not-for-profit Vietnamese organisation, where he spent three years developing a conservation research program for pangolins and small carnivores. His interests lie in the conservation of South-east Asian fauna and in producing practical conservation research. He hopes that his experiences of working in isolated, often challenging conditions, and of building capacity in local researchers, will help to further develop the conservation of Western Siem Pang and its suit of globally rare mammal and bird species
n March 2013, Veasna started working for the “Community co-management of terrestrial and freshwater resources on the Srepok River landscape of Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia” project, which is implemented by the BirdLife Cambodia Programme and People, Resources and Conservation Foundation. As a field coordinator based in Ratanakiri province, Veasna works with local communities to protect the natural resources along the Srepok River and Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary landscape. With a bachelors degree in General Management from Build Bright University, Veasna has nearly 10-year experience in community forestry, participatory land use planning, non-timber forest product crafts enterprise development, livelihoods development, and some in GIS and GPS. He also used to work with several local and International NGOs such as: Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM/Seila) program, Non Timber Forest Products Organization, Development Partnership in Action (DPA), Cambodian NTFP Development Organization (CANDO), and ETEA Foundation for Development and Cooperation
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