This project addresses three key areas in conservation education and training within Southeast Asia, provisionally defined as the region bounded by the countries of the Mekong River: Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. Those areas, arrived at from an assessment conducted by GCI Education, are:

• conservation and management of archaeological sites;
• urban conservation;
• academic programs.

The initial activity of this project, a two-week workshop at the World Heritage site of Vat Phou in southern Lao PDR, focused on conservation and management of archaeological sites. In June 2008, a Directors' Retreat was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, addressing the need to work with academic program directors. In October 2008, a forum will be convened in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where the challenges of urban conservation will be explored.

Last updated: June 2008