FISH FARM PROJECTS BRING SUSTAINABLE INCOME TO EX-POACHERS
Fish pond at PeunPa’s Khao Yai Community Outreach village
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PeunPa’s community outreach programme is expanding to help more villagers find sustainable means of income and turn away from poaching. Using funds raised by the International School of Bangkok and other supporters, three villages have constructed half-a-dozen fish ponds to raise catfish. The catfish can be sold at nearby markets. Part of the profits go directly to the villagers working on the project, the rest is invested back into a community fund which will support further sustainable development projects.
Bio-gas units are also being installed in the villages, thanks to support of The Blue Moon Fund. The gas produced by these units will help villagers reduce their reliance on firewood cut from the forest. Next month villagers will tell us how bio-gas units help improve the environment.
Remember, Every time you buy, nature pays .
If you see anyone selling illegal wildlife, call 1362 or 1136
For more information, please visit www.peunpa.org
or make a donation to our programs at the savings account,
WildAid Foundation (Thailand), Bangkapi Branch, account no. 003-2-87243-3
PeunPa is a member of the Wildlife Alliance
Source: PeunPa/Wildlife Alliance (formerly WildAid) release dated September 2007
Contact information:
PeunPa
Web site: www.peunpa.org
E-mail: info@peunpa.org
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