Assam’s Hargila Army model now in Cambodia to save the rarest storks

Assam’s Purnima Devi Barman leads landmark conservation training in Cambodia

A transformative community-led conservation initiative took place at the Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, a Ramsar site in Cambodia's Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, inspired by Assam's Hargila Army - a women-led movement to conserve and protect the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork.

Assam’s Hargila Army model now in Cambodia to save the rarest storks

Guwahati: In a landmark cross-border conservation initiative, the Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve witnessed the launch of a women-led movement inspired by Assam’s celebrated Hargila Army. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia hosted Dr. Purnima Devi Barman—UNEP Champion of the Earth, founder of the Hargila Army, and wildlife biologist with […] The post Assam’s Hargila Army model now in Cambodia to sa…