1:5,000 horizontal scale (2x vertical exaggeration) 3D model of Mondulkiri Protected Forest and Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary (June 2006), Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.

Note: The model (4,800 km²) was built to as part of a capacity building exercise. Depicted data reflect the cognitive maps of community representatives from the villages around the two protected areas, community rangers and police working for the 2 PAs, provincial and national staff of the Forestry Administration and Ministry of Environment, NGOs.

Method/tools: P3DM and GIS
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Recommended Reading: Maling A. 2006. Mapping the Forest in three Dimensions; the WWF Cambodia Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Page 3; April-June 2006

The Eastern Plains has high potential for sustainable wildlife tourism. Due to the intact nature of the Dry Forest habitat, WWF, in partnership with Cambodia’s Forestry Administration, has recently initiated a pilot project that aims to develop wildlife tourism similar to the safari-style tourism in parts of Africa. Income generated from the project will pay for ongoing conservation initiatives, as well as provide income for local communities and the government.

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The two protected areas — Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary and Mondulkiri Protected Forest — form part of one of the largest complexes of connected protected areas in Southeast Asia, covering more than one million hectares in a region referred to as the Eastern Plains.