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Cambodia’s Unofficial Regime of Extraction: Illicit Logging in the Shadow of Transnational Governance and Investment

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2015
Cambodia
Forest Tenure
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
land governance
corruption
deforestation
forest conservation
foreign investment
government
extractive industries
Cambodia has recently demonstrated one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. While scholars have long explored the drivers of tropical forest loss, the case of Cambodia offers particular insights into the role of the state where transnational governance and regional integration are increasingly the norm. Given the significant role logging rents play in Cambodia’s post-conflict state formation, this article explores the contemporary regime and its ongoing codependent relationship with forested land.
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Forest Crimes in Cambodia

Rings of illegality in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary

Reports & Research
March, 2021
Cambodia
Forest Tenure
Land & Corruption
corruption
forest law
forestry
deforestation
protected areas
forest land
Cambodia has suffered some of the highest rates of deforestation (measured as a percentage of forest cover) of any country since the 1970s – and rates have been increasing significantly in the past decade. Even the country’s so-called protected areas have been severely impacted, despite supposedly being safeguarded under Cambodian law.
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Serial Offender: Vietnam’s continued imports of illegal Cambodian timber

Reports & Research
December, 2018
Cambodia, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Land & Corruption
corruption
forestry
deforestation
protected areas
forest land
encroachment
Vietnam, which has a long history of theft of timber from neighbouring Laos and Cambodia, recently initialled a timber trade agreement with the European Union. This will see Vietnam implement legislation to address imports of illegally harvested or traded timber, in return for timber exports to the EU being deemed to comply with the requirements of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR).
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What’s Happening in Cambodia’s Forests?

Reports & Research
September, 2019
Cambodia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
land governance
environment
climate change
deforestation
forest land
land use
local communities
This blog is part of Global Forest Watch’s Global Insights series. Although many parts of the world are experiencing forest loss, the factors motivating these losses differ between countries and regions. Global Insights takes a local look at historical and current trends in forested countries across the world to highlight the diversity of forest issues. To read other posts in the series, click here.
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Logging, Mining, And Agricultural Concessions Data Transparency: A Survey Of 14 Forested Countries

Reports & Research
March, 2017
Cambodia
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
land use
agriculture
mining
extractive industries
Global demand for timber, agricultural commodities, and extractives is a significant driver of deforestation worldwide. Transparent land-concessions data for these large-scale commercial activities are essential to understand drivers of forest loss, monitor environmental impacts of ongoing activities, and ensure efficient and sustainable allocation of land.
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A Review of payments for environmental services (PES) experiences in Cambodia

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Cambodia, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
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Improving the management of commercial non-timber forest products in Cambodia for the benefit of local communities

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Cambodia, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
community forestry
poverty
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Advancing the role of natural regeneration in large-scale forest and landscape restoration in the Asia-Pacific region

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2018
Republic of Korea, Bangladesh, United States of America, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Germany, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Italy, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mongolia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
There are numerous global, regional, national and even subnational targets for increasing forest area and forest restoration. In light of these global targets and emerging ambitious national commitments, it is imperative to develop low-cost strategies and techniques for landscape restoration. The most widely used restoration strategies involving planting of tree seedlings are often costly and their application for restoring vast expanses of degraded forest lands in the region may be limited.
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Managing forests in displacement settings

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2018
Switzerland, United States of America, Philippines, Uganda, Japan, Germany, Tanzania, Cambodia, India, Senegal, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Netherlands
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
land degradation
The massive increase in demand for woodfuel for cooking caused by sudden influxes of refugees and other displaced people is usually the main driver of forest degradation and deforestation in displacement settings. It places enormous pressure on nearby forests and woodlands and is often a source of tension between the host and displaced communities. A lack of sufficient cooking fuel also has an impact on the nutrition and health of vulnerable people in such settings.
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Seventy years of FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (1948-2018)

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2018
Kenya, Egypt, United States of America, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Guatemala, Denmark, Italy, Guinea-Bissau, Bolivia, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Sudan, Cameroon, Finland, Mexico, Brazil, Cambodia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
The Global Forest Resources Assessment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates its 70th Anniversary in 2018. FAO's forestry department whishes to commemorate this important occurrence with a special publication on the history of the past 70 years of Global Forest Resources Assessemnt.