Conversion, forest monitoring and land-use governance in Cambodia

This report presents an overview of national practices of forest land clearance during the 2012-2013 dry season, as a basis for discussing the challenges for FLEGT and REDD+ in Cambodia posed by land conversion and conversion timber. The report maps and describes the geography of forest land allocations in relation to the major forest formations, land concessions, protected areas, the national forest estate, and the reported concession ownership. It outlines the legal and regulatory framework for major land-use classes; assesses forest fire as an indicator of land clearance and characterizes forest loss and degradation scenarios.