Cambodia Environmental Review: Status and Trends in Environmental Management and Options for Future Action

ANE - 118/119 Report - Cambodia (2001) Final Report submitted to the United States Agency for International Development Including Interim Environmental Strategic Plan (IESP) And FAA 118/119 Assessment USAID/Cambodia Environmental Review iii Executive Summary Purpose This assessment of environment and natural resources (ENR) in Cambodia was conducted for the purposes of: · Assessing the status of, and trends in Cambodia’s environment and renewable natural resources, particularly with respect to forests, inland waters, the coastal zone, and marine waters. These resources were evaluated in terms of their biodiversity, their use for subsistence and commercial purposes, governance issues related to their management, and how natural resources are related to rural livelihoods, poverty, and human rights. Agriculture was also assessed because of its dependence on natural resources and its role in directly supporting the vast majority of the Cambodian people; · Describing current and planned activities of donors and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in environment and natural resources management (NRM) while identifying potential USAID programming opportunities; · Identifying potential partners for USAID/Cambodia with respect to possible ENR programming; and · Formulating an Intermediate Result (IR) in the area of improved natural resources governance to be included in the Mission’s Strategic Objective (SO) 1, which is currently under review and will be revised over coming months. USAID Contract No. LAG-I-00-99-00013-00, Task Order No. 805 Prepared in 2001.

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