Thank you, your donation allows us to act! Poh Kao means direct protection on the ground for the safeguarding of the biodiversity in Cambodia and India. Through our programs to protect Veun Sai Siem Pang National Park and Sariska Tiger Reserve’s endangered species, we take action to preserve biodiversity and Indigenous People culture. Supporting us…
Evergreen Forest Protection in N.E Cambodia
Community patrols, recruited from some of poorest communities, are giving much needed support to national authorities to protect 17 critically endangered wildlife species. Poh Kao and its partner NTFP local NGO provide on-the-ground protection to one of the last biodiversity hotspot in Cambodia : the Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park. Southeast Asia’s wild tropical…
About Us
At Poh Kao, we choose to work in the most isolated, wild, and intact places left on the planet where indigenous people and local communities are living, these forests are the source of their families’ livelihoods and well being and the foundation of their cultural identities. We believe that equitable and unavoidable solutions to biodiversity…
Wildlife Rescue
Since 2007, we rescued more than 100 animals, most of them are released to the forest, the others are safely transferred to the Wildlife Crime Unit of Wildlife Alliance for care at Phnom Tamao Rescue Center.
Livelihoods and Communities
We collaborate with indigenous people to achieve a shared vision for a more secure and resilient future, where wildlife remains a visible, thriving, and culturally valued part of the wild places where our partners live and we work. Their direct and continuing interest in the health of these systems has made indigenous peoples and local…
Environmental Education
Poh Kao invests in environmental education for children and adults to be front line defenders of wildlife and forest. The Veun Sai Siem Pang forest is a biodiversity hotspot, however, extreme poverty are putting pressure on local communities and the environment. All wildlife species are now Endangered. Mining, illegal forestry, poaching and increased demand for…
In celebration of International Tiger Day 2023
We pay tribute to the Sariska tigers and their resilience, supported by the efforts of the ethnic minorities living in Sariska Tiger National Park. Their population has more than doubled in 5 years, from 14 individuals in 2017-18 to 33 individuals today. Special thanks to the women for their direct contribution to digging the monsoon…
International Tiger Day 2022 – July 29. This year’s theme”Saving Tigers Together”
Gratitude to indigenous communities and the project team for their contribution to the effort of Global Tiger Initiative to create Tx2 – the global goal to double the number of wild tigers by the year 2022. At Sariska National Park (Rajasthan India) tiger population has jumped to 24 (11 female & 7 male and 6…
Meet The Team
The Cambodia Team After 12 years of direct implementation of activities, we partner with Non Timber Forest Products NGO for the project named “Community Networks for Gibbon Protection at Veun Sai Siem Pang National Park. http://www.ntfp-cambodia.org/ Organization Chief Executive –Mr. LONG Serey Mr. BIN Savoeurn, Project Coordinator & AdminMr. HENG Sokha, Community Forestry CoordinatorMr. SAM…
Community Night Shows
Engage whole communities through video on wildlife and habitat protection, wildlife law and Wildlife Alliance hotline number to raise awareness about wildlife laws and penalties for wildlife trafficking.
People Not Poaching Platform
Our initiative in Cambodia is highlighted on People Not Poaching Platform / the Communities and Illegal Wildlife Trade Learning Platform. https://www.peoplenotpoaching.org/indigenous-people-engage-fight-against-wildlife-crime-cambodias-last-large-intact-forests
Poh Kao, Tigers and People 