PREVENTING ILLEGAL LOGGING AND TRADING OF ROSEWOOD IN

CAMBODIA

Regional Dialogue on Preventing Illegal Logging and Trading of Siamese Rosewood

18-19 December 2014Bangkok, Thailand

Presentation Outline To be known about Cambodia Forest Cover Change Rosewood in Cambodia National Legislations Regarding Rosewood Extension to Key Stakeholders International and Bilateral Cooperation Results of Prevention and Suppression Challenges in Forest Law Enforcement Ways Forward to Strengthen FLE Conclusion and Recommendation

To be known about Cambodia Total country areas :

181,035Km² 01Capital and 24 Provinces Population: 14,676,591in 2013 Population density: 75/Km² Annual population growth:

1.54% Total forest areas: 10,363,789Ha

(57.07%) in 2010 Currency: Riel Race: Khmer Official language: Khmer Religions: Buddhists 95%, other

5%

Forest Cover Change 1965 : 73.04% 1992/93 : 59.82% 1996/97 : 58.60% 2002 : 61.15% 2005/06 : 59.09% 2010 : 57.07% Annual deforestation rate:

0.34% (1965-2006) Annual deforestation rate: 0.5% (2002-2006-2010)

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Rosewood in Cambodia  Da lbe rg ia Co chinchine ns is

Pierre Cambodian name: Kranhung Identification: Rare Species

(Forestry Law) Classification: Luxury Wood

(Prakas of MAFF) Distribution and Habitat: 09

provinces in Cambodia (Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Ratanakiri, Pursat, Siem Reap, Kratie, Koh Kong, Stung Treng, and Modulkiri provinces

National Legislations Regarding Rosewood

Forestry Law 2002 (Article 98): Prohibition in harvesting of rare species, 1-5 years in prison, fine 10 million to100 million Riel and confiscated of evidence as state property

Order No.2 (22 Feb 2013) of RGC on Prevention and Suppression of Logging, Transporting, Collecting, Storing and Exporting of Rosewood

Sub-decree No.156 (31 Mar 2014) of RGC on Organization and Function of Administration Unity Commissioners of Capital, Provinces, Cities and Districts

Prakas No. 089 (14 Feb 2005) of MAFF on Timber and Non-Timber Forest Products Prohibited Harvesting

Mechanisms to Combat Illegal Rosewood Forestry Administration General Department of Administration for Natural

Conservation and Protection Local authorities and other government law

enforcement agencies National Permanent Secretariat on Prevention and

Suppression of Logging, Transportation, Collection, Storage and Exportation of Rosewood

Administration Unity Commissioners of Capital, Provinces, Cities, Districts and Khan

Community Forestry Management Committees Media

Extension to Key Stakeholders To government

agencies To local people

International and Bilateral Cooperation Cooperation with EU to

develop TLAS and FLEGT negotiation

ARKN-FLEG to strengthen FLEG in ASEAN

MoU (27 June 2012) between Cambodia FA and Viet Nam Administration of Forestry

Border cooperation between provincial levels of Cambodia and neboring counties

Numbers of cases: 2,162 cases (582 cases for transaction fines and 1,580 cases for Courts)

Seized rosewood: 1,026M3 and 112Tons

Results of Prevention and Suppression

Lack of extension of forestry law and regulations to key stakeholders

Inappropriate forest law enforcement Insufficient cooperation between FA and law

enforcement agencies Limit of cross border collaboration Offenders use modern system and technologies   Demand and high price of rosewood

Challenges in Forest Law Enforcement

Increase extension of forest law and regulations   Strengthen forest law enforcement   Prevent and advise people who want to go to

neboring counties to cut down rosewood Strengthen cooperation with neboring counties

through national and sub-national levels   Provide sufficient fund and vehicle to law

enforcement agencies  Continue to participate in regional rosewood

dialogue

Ways Forward to Strengthen FLE

FA and other law enforcement agencies have success in preventing illegal logging and trade of rosewood

But it still occurs that need to strengthen forest law enforcement and involve by key stakeholders

Closed collaboration between neboring countries at national and sub-national levels as well as between counties in the region are needed

It should be used national and international laws to punish offenders rather than killing

Conclusion and Recommendation

Thank you very much for your attention!