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The effects of deforestation and subsequent flooding can be seen from Outer Space
Deforestation in Cambodia occurs at one of the highest rates in the world. According to 2005 report conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Cambodia has the second highest rate of deforestation in the world third to only Nigeria and Vietnam[1].
Since 1970, Cambodia's primary rainforest cover fell dramatically from over 70% in 1970 to just 3.1% in 2007. Deforestation is accelerating at an alarming rate with overall rate of total forest loss at nearly 75 percent 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 the forest reserves of Cambodia is under severe threat.[2]
[edit] Community forestry units in Cambodia
| 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 |
| Preah Vihear Province |
3 |
5 |
2 |
87 |
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 |
MCC/DFW/MAFF |
PFO |
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