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Boeng Tonle Chhmar
Boeng Tonle Chhmar
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia
Nearest city	Pursat
Coordinates	12°49′8″N 104°16′35″E / 12.81889°N 104.27639°E
Area	145.6 km2 (56.2 sq mi)
Established	January 1999
Governing body	Cambodian Ministry of Environment
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Boeng Chhmar and Associated River System and Floodplain
Designated	June 23, 1999
Reference no.	997

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Boeng Tonle Chhmar is a 145.6 km² (56.2 sq mi) large multiple use management area in Cambodia bordering Tonlé Sap lake that was established in 1999.^[1] It is located in Peam Bang Commune in Kampong Thom Province.

Boeng Tonle Chhmar is a state owned sanctuary. The wildlife sanctuary consists of a lake surrounded by flooded forest on the north eastern side of the Tonle Sap lake. It contains areas of permanent open water, a system of small waterways and areas of flooded forest. In the wet season, Boeng Tonle Chhmar ceases to be a discrete lake and becomes part of the much enlarged Tonle Sap. The sanctuary is an example of near natural South Asian wetland. The area plays an important role in the hydrology and biology of two major river systems, the Stoung river and the Chikreng river. This area is home to a large number of diverse plant, fish, mammal and waterbird species. Many of these are listed as rare, vulnerable, or globally endangered. The Tonle Sap lake and its surrounding biosphere play a vital role in the Cambodian economy and several million depend on fish from the lake as a source of protein. Boeng Tonle Chhmar is one of three Ramsar Convention sites in Cambodia with the site number 997.^[3]

Location and access

Boeng Tonle Chhmar and the connected creek system are located on the flood plain of the Tonle Sap. This flood plain in turn is part of the Mekong River Basin. The Boeng Chhmar area is close to the center of the lake and located on the northern shore. To the south and the west, Boeng Chhmar joins the Tonle Sap lakeshore. While to the north and the east the protected area joins with areas of floodplain forest. The protected area lies within the administrative boundaries of Peam Bang commune, Stoung District, Kampong Thom Province. The commune contains five floating villages - Pov Veuy, Pechakrei, Peam Bang, Ba Lat and Doun Sdaeng which all lie in the vicinity of the protected area.^[4]

Birds

Beong Chhmar is home to important colonies of numerous globally or regionally threatened bird species including the brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala), black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus), lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius), spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis), Indian cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) and the Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster).^[5]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Protected Planet (2018). "Boeng Tonle Chhmar". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
^ "Boeng Chhmar and Associated River System and Floodplain". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "Summary Description CAMBODIA 2KH001". Wetlands International. 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
^ ^a ^b "Biodiversity Conservation in Boeng Chhmar, Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserves Core Area, Peam Bang Commune, Stoung District, Kampong Thom Province" (PDF). ADB, GEF, UNEP. March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
^ "KH015 Boeung Chhmar / Moat Khla". BirdLife International. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

[wdpa-1] Protected Planet (2018). "Boeng Tonle Chhmar". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.

[2] "Boeng Chhmar and Associated River System and Floodplain". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[Ramsar-3] "Summary Description CAMBODIA 2KH001". Wetlands International. 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

[Case_study-4] "Biodiversity Conservation in Boeng Chhmar, Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserves Core Area, Peam Bang Commune, Stoung District, Kampong Thom Province" (PDF). ADB, GEF, UNEP. March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

[Birdlife-5] "KH015 Boeung Chhmar / Moat Khla". BirdLife International. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

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-The '''Boeng Tonle Chhmar''' Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of [[Cambodia]] on the edge of the [[Tonle Sap]] lake. It is located in Peam Bang Commune in [[Kampong Thom Province]]. The sanctuary was gazetted on the 1st of January, 1999 and covers an area of 28,000 hectares.<ref name="WDPA">{{cite web|url=http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/wdbpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=198314&level=int&layer=pa|title=Boeng Chmar and Associated River System and Floodplain|date=Feb. 2005 |publisher=World Database on Protected Areas|language=English|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref>
+'''Boeng Tonle Chhmar''' is a {{convert|145.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} large multiple use management area in [[Cambodia]] bordering [[Tonlé Sap]] lake that was established in 1999.<ref name="wdpa"/> It is located in [[Peam Bang]] Commune in [[Kampong Thom Province]].
-The Boeng Tonle Chhmar sanctuary is a state owned sanctuary. The wildlife snactuary consists of a lake surrounded by flooded forest on the north eastern side of the Tonle Sap lake. It contains areas of permanent open water, a system of small waterways and areas of flooded forest. In the wet season, Boeng Tonle Chhmar ceases to be a discrete lake becomes part of the swollen Tonle Sap.
+Boeng Tonle Chhmar is a state owned sanctuary. The wildlife sanctuary consists of a lake surrounded by flooded forest on the north eastern side of the Tonle Sap lake. It contains areas of permanent open water, a system of small waterways and areas of flooded forest. In the wet season, Boeng Tonle Chhmar ceases to be a discrete lake and becomes part of the much enlarged Tonle Sap. The sanctuary is an example of near natural South Asian wetland. The area plays an important role in the hydrology and biology of two major river systems, the Stoung river and the Chikreng river. This area is home to a large number of diverse plant, fish, mammal and waterbird species. Many of these are listed as rare, vulnerable, or globally endangered. The Tonle Sap lake and its surrounding biosphere play a vital role in the Cambodian economy and several million depend on fish from the lake as a source of protein. Boeng Tonle Chhmar is one of three [[Ramsar Convention]] sites in Cambodia with the site number 997.<ref name="Ramsar">{{cite web|url=http://www.wetlands.org/reports/dbdirectory.cfm?site_id=216|title=Summary Description  CAMBODIA 2KH001|year=1999|publisher=[[Wetlands International]]|accessdate=2009-04-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527192436/http://www.wetlands.org/reports/dbdirectory.cfm?site_id=216|archivedate=2011-05-27}}</ref>
-Boeng Chhmar is a good example of near-natural wetlands that play a substantial hydrological and biological role in the natural functioning of two major rivers, Stoeng Stoung and Stoeng Chikreng. The area supports a large assemblage of plant, fish and waterbird species, many of which are listed as rare, vulnerable, or endangered. The Tonle Sap region plays a vital role in the economy of Cambodia by supplying fish to the population, and several million people depend upon its productivity.
-Boeng Tonle Chhmar is a [[Ramsar Convetion]] site with the number 997. <ref name="Ramsar">{{cite web|url=http://www.wetlands.org/reports/dbdirectory.cfm?site_id=216|title=Summary Description  CAMBODIA 2KH001|date=1999|publisher=[[Wetlands International]]|language=English|accessdate=2009-04-25}}</ref>
 == Location and access ==
+[[File:Brahminy kite flight.jpg|thumb|right|A [[brahminy kite]] in flight]]
-Boeng Tonle Chhmar and the connected creek system are located on the flood plain of the Tonle Sap. This flood plain in turn is part of the [[Mekong River]] Basin. The Boeng Chhmar area is close to the center of the lake and located on the northern shore. To the south and the west, Boeng Chhmar joins the Tonle Sap lakeshore. While to the north and the east the protected area joins with areas of floodplain forest. The protected area lies within the administrative boundaries of [[Peam Bang]] commune, [[Stoung District]], [[Kampong Thom province]]. The commune contains five floating villages - [[Pov Veuy]], [[Pechakrei]], [[Peam Bang]], [[Ba Lat]] and [[Doun Sdaeng]] which all lie in the vicinity of the protected area. <ref name="Case study">{{cite web|url=http://www.rrcap.unep.org/sef/doc_pub/Cambodia%20Case%20Studies.pdf|title=Biodiversity Conservation in Boeng Chhmar, Tonle Sap Biosphere  Reserve's Core Area, Peam Bang Commune, Stoung District, Kampong  Thom Province |date=March 2006|publisher=[[ADB]], [[GEF]], [[UNEP]] |language=English|accessdate=2009-04-25}}</ref>
+Boeng Tonle Chhmar and the connected creek system are located on the flood plain of the Tonle Sap. This flood plain in turn is part of the [[Mekong River]] Basin. The Boeng Chhmar area is close to the center of the lake and located on the northern shore. To the south and the west, Boeng Chhmar joins the Tonle Sap lakeshore. While to the north and the east the protected area joins with areas of floodplain forest. The protected area lies within the administrative boundaries of [[Peam Bang]] commune, [[Stoung District]], [[Kampong Thom Province]]. The commune contains five floating villages - [[Pov Veuy]], [[Pechakrei]], [[Peam Bang]], [[Ba Lat]] and [[Doun Sdaeng]] which all lie in the vicinity of the protected area.<ref name="Case study">{{cite web|url=http://www.rrcap.unep.org/sef/doc_pub/Cambodia%20Case%20Studies.pdf|title=Biodiversity Conservation in Boeng Chhmar, Tonle Sap Biosphere  Reserves Core Area, Peam Bang Commune, Stoung District, Kampong  Thom Province|date=March 2006|publisher=[[Asian Development Bank|ADB]], [[Global Environment Facility|GEF]], [[UNEP]]|accessdate=2009-04-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820055309/http://www.rrcap.unep.org/sef/doc_pub/Cambodia%20Case%20Studies.pdf|archivedate=2007-08-20}}</ref>
 == Birds ==
-Beong Chhmar is home to important colonies of numerous globally threatened bird species including the [[Painted Stork]] (Mycteria leucocephala), [[Black-necked Stork]] (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus), [[Lesser Adjutant]] (Leptoptilos javanicus), [[Greater Adjutant]] (Leptoptilos dubius), [[Spot-billed Pelican]] (Pelecanus philippensis), [[Indian Cormorant]] (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) and the [[Oriental Darter]] (Anhinga melanogaster)<ref name="Birdlife">{{cite web|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=16666&m=0|title=KH015  	 Boeung Chhmar / Moat Khla|date=2009|publisher=BirdLife International|language=English|accessdate=2009-04-25}}</ref>.
+Beong Chhmar is home to important colonies of numerous globally or regionally threatened bird species including the [[brahminy kite]] (''Haliastur indus''), [[painted stork]] (''Mycteria leucocephala''), [[black-necked stork]] (''Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus''), [[lesser adjutant]] (''Leptoptilos javanicus''), [[greater adjutant]] (''Leptoptilos dubius''), [[spot-billed pelican]] (''Pelecanus philippensis''), [[Indian cormorant]] (''Phalacrocorax fuscicollis'') and the [[Oriental darter]] (''Anhinga melanogaster'').<ref name="Birdlife">{{cite web|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=16666&m=0|title=KH015 Boeung Chhmar / Moat Khla|year=2009|publisher=BirdLife International|accessdate=2009-04-25}}</ref><ref name="Case study"/>
-== Mammals ==
-== Other Fauna ==
 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
-{{Cambodia-geo-stub}}
 {{National parks of Cambodia}}
-[[Category:Kampong Thom Province]]
+[[Category:Geography of Kampong Thom province]]
 [[Category:Protected areas of Cambodia]]
 [[Category:Protected areas established in 1999]]
+[[Category:Ramsar sites in Cambodia]]
+[[Category:1999 establishments in Cambodia]]

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