Cambodia has a total of 10 million hectares of forest cover, or nearly 57 per cent of
its land area. It is one of the first countries in the Greater Mekong region to address
REDD+ with pilot activities starting in 2008. The objective of the Cambodia UN-REDD
National Programme is to “support Cambodia to be ready for REDD+ implementation,
including development of necessary institutions, policies and capacity”.
In order to meet this objective, four outcomes will be pursued:
- Effective national management of the REDD+ readiness process and stakeholder
engagement in accordance with the roadmap principles
- Development of the National REDD+ Strategy and Implementation Framework
- Improved capacity to manage REDD+ at sub-national levels
- Design of a monitoring system and capacity for implementation