UNTAC, CEAT, other international actions and the restoration of Cambodia`s forestry policy
- Secretariat of State for Environment of Cambodia, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
- Cambodian Environmental Advisory Team, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
- Office for Project Services United Nations Development Program, New York, NY (United States)
- Dept. of Agriculture, Fort Collins, CO (United States)
Although no verifiable hard data regarding the rate of nation-wide deforestation in Cambodia exists, it is understood that on account of increasing logging activities, uncontrolled forest fires, increased demand for agricultural land and fuel wood for charcoal production and other domestic usage, the rates of deforestation and the degradation of existing forests will continue to be on the rise if no effective policy and management plans are established soon. There now seems to be international recognition and acceptance of the fact that unless the impact of human activities are incorporated into forestry management plans, the problems of deforestation in the world`s poorest regions will continue unabated. The depletion of this natural resource brings about complex changes in the environment which results in such phenomenon as global warming. Sound forest policies and management practices are central to the global warming solution. Without these, human survival remains, potentially, threatened. An essential key to the development of such policies and management practices lies in the identification of the problems related to the forests. In this process of identification and subsequent concrete actions in restoring Cambodia`s forest policies and management practices, the Royal government of Cambodia has been assisted and supported by the international community through organizations and agencies. The examine and appraisal of such assistance and the strategies and efforts of the Royal Government of Cambodia, is the main theme of this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 46047
- Journal Information:
- World Resource Review, Vol. 7, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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