1 History of CF Policy development in Cambodia

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1- History of CF Policy development in Cambodia
CF Policy Development in Cambodia
Context of CF Management Policy

• Concepts and Method of CFM have initiated by
  Local Community Government Institution and NGOs
  initiatives.
• First draft of CF Sub-Decree have drafted by DFW
  since 1996, it was not consulted with relevant
  institutions involved in CF activities.
• Second draft of CF Sub-Decree have redrafted by
  DFW and Concern organization and all PFO in
  country since 1999. It was submitted to Council
  Ministers, but it have not appropriated with Land
  Law and Draft of Forestry Law.

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• Other draft of CFSD have drafted by ADB project
  since 2000.
• The third draft of CFSD have agreed by MAFF to
  revise the draft of CFSD, that submitted to
  Council ministers since 1999, it was have
  consulted with all relevant stakeholders in
  differences levels. Now it is discussing internal
  of MAFF.
• CF Strategic Plan was developed by DFW and
  involved from some NGOs that have experiences on
  CF in the field .
• CF Guideline was drafted by DFW and NGOs and
  supported by ADB project. It was still in the
  draft, but it was tested in the field for
  feedback to improve.

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2- Major of force and actors in forestry sector
policy

• Scope of Forestry Law have included with right of
  community to use the forest products through
  their traditional used.
• Role and task of DFW in MAFF have responsible to
  establish CF.
• To determine the right of local community in
  organizing the CF.
• Local community has right to use and manage the
  forest resources.
• Not require the premium and royalty from local
  community in CF agreement and in the traditional
  use.

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• CFSD have scope to cover all of type of forest
  areas in country process of establishing CF and
  CFA and the organizing the CFMP.
• Statement of the Royal Government on Forestry
  Policy have commitment of endeavor to accomplish
  the national forest goals have as follow
• . To improve conservation and protection
  strategies such as protected forest, watershed
  management genetic and wildlife resources
  conservation and eco- tourism with a maximum
  participation of the local population.
• . To conduct education, training and public
  awareness campaigns in particular regarding the
  participation of the local population within
  conservation and sustainable forest management
  schemes.

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. To legally recognize and protect the
traditional rights of the local population to use
forest resources under the framework of food
security and poverty reduction considerations.
. To optimizes the benefit to the local
population from the use and management of forest
resources through the implementation of the
concept of forestry and wildlife conservation
based on the participation by the local
population.
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3- Environment, Policy and Economic support and
inhibiting the CFM.

• Still limited of technical guideline to support
  the initiated CF in local level.
• Initiated local people have not capacity to
  organize or establish CF implementation by
  themselves and also not self-confident.
• Not budget support to implement CF activities by
  government.
• Capacity of practitioners to implementing still
  limited.

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1- Mechanism of CFM Policy development process.
Strategy of CFM in Cambodia

• CFSD
• CF Participatory Inventory Methods.
• CF Benefit sharing Methods.
• CF Monitoring and Evaluation Method.
• Declaration of CFAs format.
• Declaration of CFMPs Guideline.
• Declaration of CF Statues format.

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2- Who participate in this process

• All practitioners of CF in country.
• Technical experts of CF in country.
• Local community initiatives in country.
• Policy makers in country.

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3- Oppose the approval of CFM policy and their
concerning

• CF practitioners
• . Not participation in CFM development process
• . Not centralization approaches
• Local Community
• . Not clear on user right
• . Concerning on natural resources disaster
• Decision makers
• . Local People not have capacity to manage forest
  resource
• . People not self-confidence in their own CF
• . More political parties

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