New Guidebook for Assessing Freshwater Protected Areas
Setting up a protected area is only the beginning of a long-term conservation effort. An ongoing commitment is needed to ensure that the Read More…
Status Report on Fish Conservation Zones in Lao PDR
It’s hard to manage what you can’t count. The same is true whether trying to manage a fish population or a group of fish conservation Read More…
Building motivation to succeed in fish conservation
A year ago this December, almost 100 new Community Fish Refuge management committees participated in their first workshops to present and Read More…
Sharing Fish Conservation Experiences in Lao PDR
For the last five years, FISHBIO has been working with communities in northern Laos to establish and manage Fish Conservation Zones (FCZs) Read More…
Fish Conservation and World Fish Migration Day
Migratory fish, and the rivers they live and travel in, are a key focus of the work that FISHBIO does in Lao PDR. For the past several years, we Read More…
Training Time for Fish Conservation Zone Assessment
After more than a year in development, a draft of FISHBIO's Fish Conservation Zone (FCZ) assessment guidebook is finally in print. A training Read More…
Vital Signs: Assessing the Health of Fish Conservation Zones
Just like people need regular health checkups, a protected area needs regular assessments to make sure it’s performing successfully. Read More…
Monitoring Protected Areas, Both Salty and Fresh
A central tenet of conservation holds that special natural areas should be protected in order to prevent their degradation or destruction. Read More…
Enforcement Team Training
The major difference between a successful wildlife protected area and a “paper park” that exists in name only is enforcement of the Read More…
Breaking Ground on Fish Conservation Zones
Endangered fishes of the genus Probarbus and many other aquatic animals are now protected in several deep pools and spawning habitats of the Read More…