Deforestation in Cambodia
Cambodia has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, third to only Nigeria and Vietnam, according to a 2005 report conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).[1]
Cambodia's primary rainforest cover fell dramatically from over 70% in 1970 at the end of the Vietnam War to just 3.1% in 2007. Deforestation is accelerating at an alarming rate, with overall rate of total forest loss at nearly 75% since the end of the 1990s. In total, Cambodia lost 25,000 square kilometres of forest between 1990 and 2005, 3,340 square kilometres of which was primary forest. As of 2007, less than 3,220 square kilometres of primary forest remain, with the result that the future sustainability of Cambodia's forest reserves is under severe threat.[2]
Province |
No. of districts |
No. of communes |
No. of Community Forestry units |
Area (km²) |
Supporting organizations |
Officially recognized by... |
Banteay Meanchey |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10.74 |
CARERE, IFAD |
PFO |
Battambang Province |
6 |
6 |
17 |
39.5 |
ADESS, CARERE |
PFO |
Kampong Chhnang Province |
3 |
9 |
13 |
8.48 |
Concern |
PFO |
Kampong Speu Province |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4.385 |
Oxfam-American, Prasac II, LWS, GTZ |
PFO |
Kampong Thom Province |
3 |
3 |
12 |
7.001 |
CFRP |
PFO |
Kampot Province |
3 |
3 |
12 |
50.355 |
GTZ/RDP |
PFO |
Koh Kong Province |
2 |
2 |
2 |
32.54 |
CFRP, AFSC/SLP |
PFO |
Kratie |
4 |
5 |
12 |
16.378 |
SMRP/CFRP |
PFO |
Mondulkiri Province |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3.26 |
SMRP/CFRP |
PFO |
Oddar Meancheay Province |
5 |
6 |
12 |
5.581 |
GCP/CMB/NZE/CFI |
PFO |
Preah Vihear Province |
3 |
5 |
2 |
5.885 |
BPS, Oxfam GB |
PFO |
Pursat Province |
5 |
11 |
13 |
33.443 |
Seila, Ausaid, Concern, ADESS |
PFO |
Ratanakiri |
6 |
11 |
12 |
125.51 |
NTFP, CBNRM, IDRC/PLG/SEILA/UNDP |
PFO |
Siem Reap Province |
11 |
25 |
35 |
115.297 |
FAO, IFAD ADESS, EPDO |
PFO |
Svay Rieng |
2 |
4 |
1 |
17.04 |
Oxfam GB, CIDSE, CRS |
PFO |
Takeo Province |
3 |
5 |
1 |
4.7517 eht |
MCC/DFW/MAFF |
PFO |
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