Nget Veasna from MCC collecting a turtle from a fishing boat. In this case, it weights around 15kg and, after being tagged and looked after, got released back into the sea in the marine protected area near Koh Ach Seh.Tanguy Freneat, 27, a French environmentalist working with MCC for more than three years. From accounting to managing the conservation and anti-trawling structures project, he is also involved in mapping the marine ecosystem of Kep and Kampot using dronesRachana teaching Era the building process of the anti-trawling structures, an innovation by MCC that, due to its simplicity, affordability and efficacy, has high potential for scalability throughout the coastal areas to further protection against unsustaiEra, a young Cham woman from Siem Reap province, visits Koh Ach Seh island to learn more about the marine conservation work of the non-profit organization MCC. She got interested in environmental activism while creating a project to reduce the quantity ofA rescue mission of a large turtle of around 70kgs, trapped in a local fishing boat nets and showcasing severe wounds in its shell.Samnang Ry, 27, helping to measure a turtle rescued from local fishermen nets. Having previously work as a fisherman himself, he noticed first hand the decline of fish populations and general health of the local ecosystem.Samnang Ry, 27, a long-term collaborator of MCC since he met the founder Paul in his home village in Koh Rong Samloem. He used to be a fisherman but the decline of fish caught made me embrace the environmental cause and the need to preserve the ocean.Samnang Ry releasing a turtle back into the ocean on the marine protected area surrounding Koh Ach Seh.A rescued turtle being measured before being released back in the ocean. MCC often communicates with local fishermen who understand the need to preserve the species, agreeing to release her back instead of ending up selling in the Kep market.Rachana showing the wounds of a rescued turtle, while on the boat journey back to Koh Ach Seh to release her into the ocean.A rescued turtle already tagged by MCC to keep track of the animals getting stuck in fishing nets.
Chhun Serey, a customer of an ASU latrine (All Seasoning Upgrade) knows the importance of handwashing for her and her children, in order to take full advantages of her new sanitation facilities and maintain good health for all her familyODF claim signature and ceremony at the village chief house in Praek Kamphleung village, Kampong Porpoes commune, Pea Reang district, Prey Veng province; with the village sanitation champion Yeoun Leapcheing, the village chief Kong Som Aon and the communeVisit to Chea Soy, a customer of the interlock latrine and that’s being crucial for her in terms of mobility and the inclusion in the design of metal bars in the toilet for easier accessibility; in Krous village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang district, PreVisit to Chea Soy, a customer of the interlock latrine and that’s being crucial for her in terms of mobility and the inclusion in the design of metal bars in the toilet for easier accessibility; in Krous village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang district, PrePhong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner, showing the ingenious warning system made with affordable materials for when the tank is full, in Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang district, Prey Veng provinceVisit to Phong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner and his wife Thon Vantha (who is the responsible for the accounting) and team who produces interlock bricks, including passing through his manufacturing site at Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang dVisit to Phong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner and his wife Thon Vantha (who is the responsible for the accounting) and team who produces interlock bricks, including passing through his manufacturing site at Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang dVisit to Phong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner and his wife Thon Vantha (who is the responsible for the accounting) and team who produces interlock bricks, including passing through his manufacturing site at Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang dLatrine Business Owner Sot Tang Chin and his team at work, in Samroang Saean villageLatrine Business Owner Sot Tang Chin and his team at work, in Samroang Saean villageYun Srey Lak, a farmer from Samroang Saean village, alone at home with her children due to her husband being away in Phnom Penh working as a construction worker. Before having a latrine by iDE she had to go to toilet in the bushes, cutting her way throughTeam at work, producing cement rings for pits in the manufacturing site of Om SokhunVisit to a household with a sky latrine, where Yung Tom Srun and Yun Chun Heng live with their childrenODF claim signature and ceremony at the village chief house in Praek Kamphleung village, Kampong Porpoes commune, Pea Reang district, Prey Veng province; with the village sanitation champion Yeoun Leapcheing, the village chief Kong Som Aon and the communeVillage mobilizer Oen Vanna, involved in the achievement of Open Defecation Free status. The government plans to achieve a total ODF (Open Defecation Free) status in 2025, and it’s because of these everyday heroes that this goal will be achieve.ODF claim signature and ceremony at the village chief house in Praek Kamphleung village, Kampong Porpoes commune, Pea Reang district, Prey Veng province; with the village sanitation champion Yeoun Leapcheing, the village chief Kong Som Aon and the communeVisit to Phong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner and his wife Thon Vantha (who is the responsible for the accounting) and team who produces interlock bricks, including passing through his manufacturing site at Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang dVisit to Phong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner and his wife Thon Vantha (who is the responsible for the accounting) and team who produces interlock bricks, including passing through his manufacturing site at Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang dPhong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner, showing the ingenious warning system made with affordable materials for when the tank is full, in Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang district, Prey Veng provinceVisit to Phong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner and his wife Thon Vantha (who is the responsible for the accounting) and team who produces interlock bricks, including passing through his manufacturing site at Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang dVisit to Phong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner and his wife Thon Vantha (who is the responsible for the accounting) and team who produces interlock bricks, including passing through his manufacturing site at Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang dVisit to Phong Samoeun, a Latrine Business Owner and his wife Thon Vantha (who is the responsible for the accounting) and team who produces interlock bricks, including passing through his manufacturing site at Srama village, Prey Pnov commune, Pea Reang dYin Arn, a fisherwoman, and her fanmily in Samroang Saean villageTeam at work, producing cement rings for pits in the manufacturing site of Om SokhunVisit to a household with a sky latrine, where Yung Tom Srun and Yun Chun Heng live with their children
The team member Kong Vichet at work mixing cement for building anti-trawling block structures.Rachana Thap, 27, a young and passionate advocate for the ocean, she initially came to Koh Ach Seh island to meet MCC’s founder without being able to previously contact him. A shot in the dark when she was a student of Pannasastra University in Phnom Penh
Samnang Ry, 27, holding fishing nets confiscated from illegal fishermen during a demonstration on the efficacy of MCC’s anti-trawling structures in trapping the nets and reducing unsustainable fishing practices in the area surrounding the Koh Seh island.Samnang Ry, 27, holding a sea shell. Beloved by the whole team and always with a playful attitude, he often finds improvise hats out of trash collected during beach clean-ups.MCC team reviewing a video taken underwater during the release of a rescued turtle.Small mold the team members use for creating cement pieces. Seahorses are the main symbol of Marine Conservation Cambodia, including being the main feature of the NGO’s logo.Scenes from the Red Snapper, the new speedboat just acquired by MCC.Simon, one of the team members responsible for the mapping of the area, explaining to the UNICEF team the use of drones to monitor the placement of anti-trawling block structures and their impact on seagrass re-growth, among other metrics.Team and volunteers engaging in a beach cleanup at Koh Ach Seh. Being an island in the confluence of various sea currents, one of the main frustrations for MCC is the quantity of trash that ends up in its shores.Team and volunteers carrying the trash collected at a beach cleanup in Koh Ach Seh. Considering the lack of options to deal with solid waste washed-up in the island’s beaches, everything needs to be incinerated to fight the increasing plastic and other maDetail of a tshirt of one Koh Ach Seh visitor.Details from an aquarium in MCC’s main building, including small models of Angkor Wat and the NGO’s anti-trawling block structures, plus some species such as a starfish.Nop Nathan, part of the core team at MCC.Fishermen in the surrounding area of Koh Ach Seh.Era, a young Cham woman from Siem Reap province, visits Koh Ach Seh island to learn more about the marine conservation work of the non-profit organization MCC. She got interested in environmental activism while creating a project to reduce the quantity of plastic waste ending up in the landfill.Era helping out MCC’s team producing the anti-trawling structures. These cement blocks, created using simple and affordable materials and methods, are dropped in the ocean floor in areas where trawling activities are spotted, not only acting as devices whFishermen in the surrounding area of Koh Ach Seh.Rachana Thap, 27, the executive director of Marine Conservation Cambodia and an unique and inspiring story of resilience in a difficult context of illegal fishing practices, corruption and apathy from the general public. She initially came to the NGO whil
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