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The Forestry Law adopted by the Parliament of Cambodia in August 2002 stipulates in article 50 that "it is strictly prohibited to hunt, harm or harass all wildlife, including common, vulnerable and endangered species", in the following time, place and manner: By use of dangerous methods; During the closed season; and
Forest revenues as a percent of total government revenues decreased from 14 percent in 1994 to 5 percent in 1996. [13] This revenue decrease and visible mismanagement of the forest sector spurred the IMF, World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Development Program in 1994 and 1995 to review Cambodia's forest ...
Tonlé Sap 16,000 km 2 (6,178 sq mi) Topography of Cambodia. Cambodia is a country in mainland Southeast Asia. It borders Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, the Gulf of Thailand and covers a total area of approximately 181,035 km 2 (69,898 sq mi). The country is situated in its entirety inside the tropical Indomalayan realm [ 1 ] and the Indochina Time ...
In the years of 2007-8 the Cambodian Government, was responsible for the sale of 45% of the total landmass in Cambodia to primarily foreign investors.The land concessions are to be used for agro-industrial, forestry, tourism and constructional projects, even though larger parts of the land are wildlife protections or national parks even (See Cardamom Mountains for example). [8]
Department of Inspection and Law Enforcement General Department of Local Communityresponsible for the Ministry of Environment to lead, manage and coordinate the development of local and community protected areas to contribute to the management, protection and Conservation of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems in protected areas.
Forestry law. Forestry laws govern activities in designated forest lands, most commonly with respect to forest management and timber harvesting. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Forestry laws generally adopt management policies for public forest resources, such as multiple use and sustained yield. [ 3 ] Forest management is split between private and public ...
18,647 km² (43%) [1] The Cardamom Mountains rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Southeast Asia, as identified by the WWF. The ecoregion covers the Cardamom Mountains and Elephant Mountains and the adjacent coastal lowlands in eastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia, as well as the Vietnamese island of Dao Phu Quoc.
The project was the second demonstration site in Cambodia, following the development of the Oddar Meanchey Community Forest REDD+ (OM CF REDD+). [41] Over the 10-year period from 2010 the project is predicted to avoid 17.4 million tons of CO 2 -e emissions, [ 42 ] [ 16 ] equivalent to 4 million passenger vehicles or 4 coal-fired power stations .