Spotlight: Military Staffing in Cardamom National Park

In Cardamom National Park, Cambodia, our partners at Wildlife Alliance have taken a different approach to staffing their law enforcement teams. Wildlife Alliance hires military-trained foreign nationals from countries like Ukraine and Romania to lead teams of 30-40 local rangers. Though the cost to employ them is higher, their expertise is invaluable and their experience and leadership helps to build local capacity. Further, because they are not entangled in local sociopolitical structures, they tend to be less corruptible.