Keo Seima

Cambodia

Keo Seima

$20.00 — available on subscription

Help prevent 17.4 million tonnes of emissions, the equivalent of driving 4 million cars for one year, by saving 300,000 hectares of forest in Cambodia.

Support the world’s largest remaining populations of several endangered species, including the black-shanked douc and the southern yellow-crested gibbon.


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Key facts

  • Supports management and protection of 3000 km2 , including more than 2300 km2 of forest
  • Stabilized the world’s largest populations of the endangered yellow-cheeked crested gibbon and critically endangered black-shanked douc langur
  • Protects more than 1,000 recorded species, 75 of which are threatened with extinction
  • Improves the livelihoods and well-being of 2,500 households (approximately 12,500 people) within 20 villages

More info

Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary covers 292,690 ha in eastern Cambodia, part of the ancestral home of many Bunong indigenous people, and home to 75 threatened species.

The REDD+ project is a collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and other stakeholders, and implements its activities by improving governance to catalyze alternative livelihoods. Through these efforts, 13.3 million tCO2e of emissions have been avoided between 2010 and 2017.

Project Photos

A baby black-naped monarch bird in a nest in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary project, Cambodia.
A young girl holds a tree sapling during tree planting operations in the Keo Seima project, Cambodia. (C) WCS.
Landscape and forest in the Keo Seima project, Cambodia.
An endangered macaque rescued by staff in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia.
A member of the indigenous Bunung people cooking over an open fire in the Keo Seima project, Cambodia.
A red-whiskered bulbul in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia.

Project Impacts

Biodiversity & Ecosystems

Two important ecoregions converge in the project: the Annamite Mountains and the lower Mekong dry forests. The Annamites are notable for numerous endemic evergreen forest species, while the lower Mekong dry forests are crucial for the survival of many lowland deciduous forest species.

Community Development

These forests provide basic needs and cultural identity to over 2,500 households in 20 villages. The project supports alternative livelihoods that reduce deforestation, by providing agricultural extension services, skill development, and infrastructure support, thereby increasing food security, income, and resilience to climate change. It also strengthens governance attributes such as available legal mechanisms, political support, effective law enforcement, tenure rights, and community natural resource management.

Emissions Reductions & Certifications

Keo Seima will prevent the emissions of 12.4 million tonnes of CO2 over the first 10 years of its lifetime, validated and verified under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). It has also achieved CCB Gold status for exceptional biodiversity benefits.

Endangered Species

The sanctuary is home to more than 1,000 species of animals, plants, and fungi – more than any other protected area in Cambodia – and 75 of which are threatened with extinction. It also holds the world’s largest populations of black-shanked douc and southern yellow-cheeked crested gibbons, whose numbers are stable thanks to its work.

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