Tetra Tech, Inc. announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Company a $24 million, single-award contract to preserve biodiversity, conserve natural resources, and enhance community livelihoods in Cambodia. Through the USAID Conserve Activity, Tetra Tech's climate experts will support Cambodiaian partners to protect critical ecosystems using a community-led natural resource management approach. The company will partner with local communities to conduct robust and transparent monitoring using mobile data collection tools to combat illegal logging and wildlife poaching.

The company technical specialists will support USAID Conserve to implement innovative programs that stimulate economic growth and promote climate-smart, community-based enterprises, including ecotourism. Tetra Tech climate finance experts will develop long-term sustainable solutions such as blue carbon credit programs in flooded forests and coastal areas in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia, conservation organizations, and the private sector.