"Sarus Crane Nest Adoption" compensates farmers whose rice fields are chosen by sarus cranes as a nesting site as well as supports funding for sarus crane conservation activities such as nest monitoring by volunteers in Buri Ram. The project also encourages local people and farmers to engage in sarus crane conservation that will lead to a sustainable ecosystem. After running the project for almost three years, 15 sarus cranes were born in nature and 21 nests have been adopted. To support sarus crane conservation, farmers in a Buri Ram community have changed from chemical farming to organic farming. They have named jasmine rice which grows in natural habitats where the sarus cranes live as "Sarus Rice".

Source: Bangkok Post September 15, 2021 23:37 UTC