In September 2001, the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve secretariat was established within the Cambodia National Mekong Committee to facilitate coordination and strengthen cooperation among national agencies, provincial authorities, and civil society. However, no information exchange and management system serves its needs. Data on the Tonle Sap exist and are being collected continuously. However, ...

Cambodia is looking at basin-wide management of the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. By means of extensive investigations, it has nurtured an agreement in principle on organizational form and function in the Tonle Sap basin. The intention is to better drive, coordinate, and streamline infrastructure development and natural resource management to benefit all. Since the structure ...

The Tonle Sap is a natural phenomenon. In the rainy season, the level of water in the Mekong River exceeds the elevation of the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and forces the Tonle Sap River to flow upstream. The lake swells and fish, reptiles, birds, mammals, and plants thrive on this reverse hydrology. The Tonle Sap Basin Strategy promotes an approach that conserves nature and offers ...