Community Fish Refuges (CFRs) are more than conservation sites, they are vital connectors between water, land, and aquatic food systems.
Our latest working paper "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐅𝐑𝐬) 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬: 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐅𝐑𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐩 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 " explores how Community Fish Refuges (CFRs) help integrate water, land, and aquatic food systems across the Tonle Sap floodplain and Mekong Delta.
Drawing on six case studies, the research highlights how CFRs support fisheries productivity, biodiversity, and local food security while strengthening climate-resilient and decentralised resource governance.
🔗 Read the working paper: https://cdri.org.kh/publication/the-role-of-community-fis…