Resouces

To date, almost every animal or plant specimen collected during scientific surveys in Cambodia has been sent to museums and universities overseas. While this is often necessary to ensure accurate identification and proper storage of specimens, this deprives local students of an important means of educating themselves and their peers. Cambodia needs a well-managed national reference collection where students and scientists can study and become familiarized with their country’s fauna and flora.

Cambodia’s first national zoological and botanical reference collection will be established within the Department of Biology to support RUPP’s M.Sc. (Biodiversity Conservation) program. The collection will be available for study purposes to all RUPP students and members of other organizations, and will be an important national asset for cataloguing biodiversity.

Program Partners

The Master of Science in Biodiversity Conservation program has been launched with the support of the Darwin Initiative (UK Government) and Fauna & Flora International: Cambodia. Other national and international organizations will also be involved in teaching and evaluating the course, and will be announced shortly.