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Funding year
Apr 2025 – Jun 2029
Mekong PAD Phase
PAD III
Apr 2025 – Jun 2029
The current, active phase — halting and reversing biodiversity loss in the Mekong Region while building climate resilience and improving livelihoods. Funded by Australia (DFAT) under the Mekong–Australia Partnership.
Active phase
Overview
Climate resilience and livelihoods in trans-boundary landscapes
PAD III supports a regional and government-led approach to conserving biodiversity, strengthening climate resilience, and improving livelihoods across the Mekong Region. By working across protected areas, transboundary landscapes, and national boundaries, the program promotes sustainable development through the effective conservation of natural capital.
9.8
Funds disbursed
million AUD
16
Total Protected areas
National biodiversity landscapes
5
Total Countries
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Description
What this phase covers
PAD III works at four levels: regional assessments and a web-based decision support system; national reports, workshops, and knowledge products; case studies for seven transboundary landscapes; and site-level pilot projects on community restoration, livelihoods, green finance, and nature-based solutions.
The program amplifies the voices of women, indigenous peoples, and vulnerable communities in climate resilience planning, and facilitates cross-border partnerships and knowledge exchange.
Conserving natural capital is how the Mekong Region grows without losing what makes growth possible.
Map Gallery
Protected area coverage
The 16 national biodiversity landscapes covered by PAD III across five Mekong countries.
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Outcomes & impact
16
Protected areas
National biodiversity landscapes
7
Transboundary landscapes
Case studies to guide management
5
Countries
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
9.8M
AUD funding
Australia (DFAT), Mekong–Australia Partnership
Photos
From the field
Photos from PAD III field activities will be added soon.
Reports & Data
Related documents & spatial data
PAD III reports and spatial data will be added soon.