Firshery Action Coalition Team (FACT)

   The Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT) was established in 2000 by the Fisheries Working Group formed of 8 NGOs under the “Environment Working Group” of NGO Forum on Cambodia. FACT works to strengthen the NGO coalition and Coalition of Cambodian Fishers (CCF) for advocacy on fisheries resources, supporting the capacity building of independent fishing community leaders and strengthening grassroots organizations in fisheries in order for them to advocate the government and donors on issues that affect their livelihoods. More...

Recent Events

According to the current situation of coastal areas facing the many problems related to fishery issues, in particular the sand dredging

along the coastal line. Besides, based on local fishing community mentioned that sand dredging is really impact to aquatic resources in marine water especially to make riverbank collapse down and mangrove forest will destroy because fall down into salt water. By the way, fishing poor people who fish by hand they are unable to catch fish or shell because of the marine water is deep.

On May 21-22, 2009, Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT) conducted the Coastal NGOs partner meeting in Kampot province. The meeting is to discuss about the process of preparing topic of research study on sand dredging in Trey Kaoh commune, Kampot province; finalize topic and questionnaire of research. This meeting has taken place on 21 May 2009 in Adhoc office in Kampot. For 22 May, NGO partners have conducted pre-test of research survey. For data collection in site research, we planned is on the May 9-12, 2009.

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