so it's a perfect spot for resting and breedingng, not ony for fish, but alsoso for bird.eporter: the park authority has demarcated fishing zones and makes sure the fishermen respect spawning seasons. the freshwater in the basin has helped revive the local fauna, too. lotuses have begun thriving again. local women spend two to three hours a day in the water collecting seeds from the lotus stalks. then they sort them, shell and dry them, and over a period of several weeks, turn them into couscous. mariya: after the dam was built, until last year we couldn't harvest anything. but now nature has started to recover. the lotuses have returned, and we can collect their seeds again. reporter: they harvested s soe 600 kikilos last y year -- enono feed their families for months, and sell the excess. another successful venture made possible by the park. local craft traditions have also made a comeback. these women make jewelry they're planning to sell. the raw materials come from the national park. samantha: these are tiny beads that they make from tree resin. and we help them extra