NatureLife Cambodia Organization

NatureLife Cambodia (NLC), previously known as the Cambodia Programme of BirdLife International, has been working since 2004 as a national conservation organization. Its mission is to protect Cambodia’s threatened species and ecosystems while promoting sustainable livelihoods and community resilience. NLC achieves these goals through close collaboration with government agencies, local communities, and development partners, focusing on effective conservation and sustainable natural resource management throughout Cambodia.

Recently, NLC has received funding from the 30x30 Southeast Asia Ocean Fund, administered by the Asia Community Foundation, to implement a 3-year project "Empowering Coastal Communities for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods at Koh Kapik Ramsar Site, Cambodia’’. The project aims to strengthen biodiversity conservation and community stewardship at Koh Kapik Ramsar Site through an integrated approach that combines community-based conservation, sustainable livelihood development, environmental education, and policy advocacy. This project will involve building the resilience of coastal communities technically and financially through capacity enhancement in biodiversity protection and monitoring, supporting sustainable livelihood initiatives, raising awareness and empowering youth and women, and advocating recognition of Koh Kapik as a second international flyway network site. It is expected to contribute to the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and Cambodia’s national targets for wetland conservation to protect 30% of marine protected areas by 2030.