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Action planning of Boeung Chunlen

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Action planning of Boeung Chunlen

Author: Seung Sokunthea, Hen Ponley, Yeum Lam and Cheun Sarik
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Boeung Chunlen reservoir is located in Boeung Chunlen Village , Russey Chroy Commune, Mokampool District of Kandal Province. There are five villages around the reservoir forming the community fisheries. Community fisheries in Boeung Chunlen was established with the facilitation of the Management of Reservoir and River Fisheries Project (MRRF) and support from the Provincial Reservoir and Fisheries Project of the Department of Fisheries. A Fisheries Committee was elected is each village, and these were officially recognized in 2001. The Community Committee of the five villages is implementing a joint plan to manage fisheries resources within the Boeung Chunlen Reservoir in a sustainable manner. The case study presents the importance of participation from all stakeholders in the successful implementation of the project.

Sustainable natural resources management cannot be achieved if there is not active involvement of all relevant institutions, local authorities and especially the local community. Participation from all stakeholders has significantly contributed to the implementation of the community fisheries in Boeung Chunlen. Community members, local authorities and other stakeholders, such as the Fisheries Department and MRRF, were involved in the establishment of the conservation area, development of the work plan, patrol team formation and capacity building.

Capacity building through training courses and study tours to other places allowed the Management Committee to learn new experiences about fisheries resource management that they can apply in Boeung Chunlen. It also enable them to share their own expertise with others.

With all the relevant stakeholders actively participating in the project there is increased chances of long-ten n sustainable natural resource management in the area. Additionally, the participatory implementation of the work plan has reduced the negative impacts of participation, namely the loss of time from income generating activities.

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