The Ramsar site is part of a highly distinct stretch of the Mekong with many islands, over which the river drops significantly in elevation, resulting in many areas of swift flow and various rapids and falls.
The Ramsar site is part of a highly distinct stretch of the Mekong with many islands, over which the river drops significantly in elevation, resulting in many areas of swift flow and various rapids and falls.
The upstream end of this stretch begins in Champasak Province Laos in an area known as Siphandone and ends downstream, to the north of Kratie, at Kampi. It is popular places for tourism can trips by kayark board to see landscape views on Ramsar.
The Ramsar site in Stung Treng province, Cambodia is home to more than 10,000 people from 21 villages as well as significant numbers of seasonal fishers who came to the area following the annual fish migrations. Despite richness of the biodiversity in the area, there is widespread poverty and food insecurity. Overexploitation of natural resources, the use of destructive fishing methods and upstream development of hydropower dams have reduced biodiversity and impacted the livelihoods of the people living in the area. This video shares lessons from a community-led fisheries management initiative at the Stung Treng Ramsar Wetland conservation area.