Illegal forest land encroachment and illegal logging have occurred in the Project area. Other issues included illegal forest land claimed by outsiders, unclear boundary, lack of legal support to land owners to secure their land, and conflicts over forest land claim among farmers and authority. These issues have led to [...]

The PMU members conducted visits to the 14 CFs located in the Project area from January to March 2020. The purpose of their visits was to meet with the 14 CF Management Committees (CFMCs) to follow up on implementation of the project activities, patrolling issues, as well as challenges related [...]

The Project supported rice and cassava demonstration plots to CF members to help them increase their agricultural yields. The purpose of this assistance is to encourage communities to not depend entirely on natural forests to support their livelihoods. Once their agricultural yields are increased, those CF members could reduce their [...]

With additional support to the CFs patrol teams and FIU, the Project has supported Sandan Forest Law Unit, which is led by Sandan District Governor. The Unit provides operational support to enforce forest law, as well as legal supports to CFs on land and forest land registration and conflict resolution. [...]

To enforce Forest Law and conserve the remaining forests, the Project Management Unit (PMU) facilitated forest patrolling in the Project site from January to March 2020. The Field Implementation Unit members have been collaborating with the local FA officers to patrol forests in the Project site. As a result, 06 [...]

The annual meeting of Agrcultural Cooperatives (ACs) was held in the Kompong Thom’s Provincial Hall on 21 January 2020 with 171 participants. The meeting was presided by H.E Prim Rotha, Deputy Governor of Kompong Thom province. The objectives of the meeting were to 1) present the 2019 outcomes, 2. exchange [...]