Present Project "Supporting Forest and Biodiversity Project (SFB)"
Past Project
The “Enhancing Community-Based Forest Management and Utilization for the Improvement of Rural Livelihoods in Cambodia,” a Spanish Agency for International Development (AECID) funded project, has been officially operating since 1st July 2010 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The counterpart ministry is the Forestry Administration (FA) of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).
Forests play very important role in
supporting people’s livelihood. They are the sources for people’s and animal foods,
traditional medicines, constructing materials, water, fodder, and provide
income for families as well for various timber and non-timber forest products
(NTFPs). Cambodian men and women use and depend on forests and other natural
resources for different reasons due to their different roles and
responsibilities within households and communities. Loss of forests has
negative impact on both sexes.
The Supporting Forests and
Biodiversity Project’s (SFB) goal is to improve conservation and governance
of the Eastern Plains and Prey Lang landscapes[1]
to mitigate climate change and conserve biodiversity. Participation of
communities in forest management decisions will be improved under the project
and capacity-building of community members and officials of sub-national
authorities will cut across all project elements through three inter-linked
objectives:
- Enhancement of the effectiveness of government and key natural resource managers at national and subnational levels to sustainably manage forests and conserve biodiversity.
- Improvement in constructive dialogue on forest management and economic development at the national and sub-national levels.
- Increase in equitable economic benefits from the sustainable management of forests.
[1]
- Eastern Plains
Landscape (EPL) covers an area more than 30,000 square kilometers in the
Cambodia Northeast (Mondulkiri and Kratie). The EPL is part of the Lower Mekong
Dry Forest and the largest intact block of forest in Southeast Asia.
- Prey Lang Landscape (PLL) covers more than
484,841 hectares in four provinces – Stung Treng, Kratie, Kampong Thom and
Preah Vihear. The PLL is recognized as one of the most important landscapes in
the country.
Past Project
The “Enhancing Community-Based Forest Management and Utilization for the Improvement of Rural Livelihoods in Cambodia,” a Spanish Agency for International Development (AECID) funded project, has been officially operating since 1st July 2010 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The counterpart ministry is the Forestry Administration (FA) of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).
The
development goal of the project is to expand responsible, productive, and
sustainable management of forest resources by local communities to meet their
needs and to stimulate development within the North-eastern provinces of
Cambodia.
The
expected outcome of this project is: Enhanced capacity of FA and Community
Forestry User Groups (CFUGs) in sustainable forest management underpinned by
responsible utilization of forest resources and nation-wide networks of
stakeholders. This report covers activity from 25th April to 25th
May, 2013. Activities performed during this reporting period are as follows:
Output
1: FA Cantonment capable of providing sufficient services for CFs
Output
2: Commercial activity and livelihoods development for CFs
Output
3: Contribution made to the development of community networks established at
the provincial and national level.
The Development Goal of the project
is:
To expand responsible, productive,
and sustainable management of forest resources by local communities to meet their
needs and to stimulate development within the provinces of the northeast of
Cambodia.
Thus, the project will contribute
to the Cambodian MDG (CMDG) 1, “Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger”, and
CMDG 7, “Ensure environmental sustainability”, and in line with the Rectangular
Strategy of the Government, which puts Forestry reform as one of the key areas to
be worked on for enhancement of agricultural sector.
The expected outcome of this
project is:
Enhanced capacity of FA and
Community Forestry User Groups (CFUGs) in sustainable forest management
underpinned by responsible utilization of forest resources and nationwide networks
of stakeholders.
This project will build upon the
experience gained during Belgium and New
Zealand funded projects in Siem Reap province
to establish, strengthen and enhance community resource management in northeast
Cambodia.
The project will specifically
support the FA to formalize and develop 16 CFs in collaboration with the NGOs supported.
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