Girl paddling boat in floating village, Prek Toal, Tonle Sap, Cambodia.
© FLPA/Derek Hall/ Minden Pictures
Enter any home in Cambodia during mealtime, and chances are high you’d find fish from Tonle Sap Lake on everyone’s plates. The lake and the adjoining Mekong River make up one of the most productive freshwater fisheries in the world, providing a regular source of food for more than 65 million people. Yet the region’s resources are increasingly under threat from a combination of factors, including climate change.
