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Environmental Issues in Cambodia Warbota Khum, 2020 Landscape Ecology Course

Outline I. Characteristic of Study Area II. Environmental Issues III. Potential Solutions

I. Characteristic of Study Area Cambodia • Lo Located : Southeast Asia • Area : 181,035 km 2 Ar ure : 27 ℃ • Av Ave. annua ual temperatur • An Annua ual temperatur ure : 2000 – 2200 mm • Po Popu pulatio ion: : 16,249,792 (2018 est.) • Topol Topolog ogy : (i) the central low lying or the central plains and (ii) the mountainous ranges and high plateaus surrounding the low lying land.

City Outlook

Land Use Classification of Cambodia, 2016 Forest Cover of Cambodia, 2016 Forest Cover 2016: 48.14% = 8,742,401 ha of country total’s land area Source: MoE 2018

Frog Giant ibis Gaur Asian Elephant Biodiversity and Wildlife Resources Kouprey Banteng Green Peafowl Black-shanked Douc Vultures Asiatic Black Bear

II. Environmental Issues of Cambodia Forest Degradation Depletion of Biodiversity Waste Pollution

v Forest Degradation Agricultural Land Conversion Forestland Clearance Illegal Logging

Forest cover change trends (1973-2014) 1973: 72% = 13,096,148 ha • 2014: 48% = 8,660,152 ha •

v Depletion of Biodiversity Habitat Loss due to Population pressure Deforestation on Biodiversity Pollution and Impact from Biodiversity Trading Agricultural Activities

v Waste Pollution • Urban Waste • Industrial Waste • Hospital Waste

III. Potential Solutions Ø The National Forestry Program consists of six major programs : National • forest demarcation • classification and registration Forest • conservation and development of forest • resources and biodiversity Program • forest law enforcement and governance • community forestry • capacity and research development • and sustainable forest financing

Sustainable Forest Management • Leading by UNDP, the project, starting in 2011 and end in 2015 • It aims to strengthen • sustainable forest management (SFM) • production of improved wood stoves and markets for sustainable bio-energy technologies which reduce CO2 emissions.

Community Forestry Community Forestry (CF) has been established throughout the country since 1991. There are 377 community forests with 347,740 ha established

Protected Area • Poyal decree in 1993 has stated establishment of protected area • In context of protection and preservation, protected area divided into four categories • It is equivalent to 18 percent of country’s land area PHOTO: Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary, Koh Kong Cambodia

Conservation of Biodiversity • Conservation of biodiversity divides into protected that is responsible by Forestry Administration, and protected area that is accountable by Ministry of Environment • In 2015, forest area for biodiversity conservation is 4,287ha (FAO 2015)

Waste Management • Separate Waste by types • Reduce Garbage • Reduce and Recycling • Composting

REFERENCES Ministry of Environment. (2018, March). Cambodian • Forest Cover 2016. Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Forestry Administration. (2010). CAMBODIA FORESTRY • OUTLOOK STUDY . Phnom Penh, Cambodia. UNDP Cambodia. (2019, August 8). DEVELOPMENT AND • LAND DEGRADATION . Retrieved from EXPOSURE: https://undpcambodia.exposure.co/development-and- land-degradation FAO. (2015). Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015: • Cambodia .

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