WCS2016-04-192016-04-192007-12-05http://hdl.handle.net/10919/67539Metadata only recordThe WCS Office in Cambodia, at Preah Vihear has implemented a scheme of direct incentives for waterbird conservation as part of the overall conservation program of WCS Cambodia. Preah Vihear is globally important for its populations of at least six globally threatened large waterbirds: two ibis species (Pseudibis gigantea and Pseudibis davisoni), rare Greater Adjutant storks (Leptoptilos dubius), in addition to colonies of Lesser Adjutants (Leptoptilos javanicus), Black-necked (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) and Woolly-necked Storks (Ciconia episcopus) and Sarus Cranes (Grus antigone). All these large waterbirds are threatened by human disturbance and collection of nesting sites. Sarus Cranes, for example, are known to fetch a high market price (more than the equivalent of US $100 per bird in Thailand). The collection is mostly done by local communities, who sell the chicks on to cross-border traders.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightWildlifePayments for environmental servicesEndangered speciesConservationConservation incentivesCommunity participationPESCambodiaDirect paymentsWaterbirdsIbis (pseudibis gigantea and pseudibis davisoni)Greater adjutant storks (leptoptilos dubius)Lesser adjutant storks (leptoptilos javanicus)Black-necked storks (ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)Woolly-necked storks (ciconia episcopus)Sarus cranes (grus antigone)Nest protectionField ScaleAbstract