Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§8 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Import licences |
Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry |
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(...) Import licensing procedures apply to live animals and animal products and agricultural materials, forestry products, and fish and fishery products in order to protect human and animal health and the environment, as well as to ensure bio-diversity protection, and protect human health, national safety and security. (...)
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Forest
Fish
Bio
Environment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§11 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Agriculture |
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(...) The Government sees its role in increasing the sustainable use of fertilizers through extension, quality and safety controls as well as investments in infrastructure rather than as a subsidies provider. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§16 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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(...) To sustain the growth of rice production, the Government has devised and implemented a programme that uses the sustainable rice cluster (SRC) method, which increased rice cultivation by some 40% over conventional methods, whereas at the same time, it encouraged the use of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) (a less resource-intensive irrigation method) which cut the cost of rice cultivation and delivered yields that are nearly 100% higher than those of conventional methods. (...)
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Natural resources
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§25 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Forestry |
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Cambodia's forests remain state-owned and managed. According to FAO data, in 2015 the total forest area of Cambodia constituted 9.45 million hectares covering 53% of the country's total territory, compared to 10.8 million hectares or approximately 60% in 2006. This decrease was mainly due to land conversion to economic land concessions (ELCs) and expansion of agriculture (Sections 2.5, 4.1.2 and 4.1.5.2). Since 2013, 2.6 million hectares of land, 14% of the country, remain allocated to ELCs for agro-industrial plantations, social land and other types of land concessions. The decline in forest area, the implementation of the National Forest Programme 2010-2029 (see below), the shift to alternative sources of energy (including electricity), and export restrictions on roundwood led to a 6% reduction in the production of roundwood and wood fuel in the period 2011-15.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§26 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Forestry |
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The Forestry Administration (FA) of MAFF continues to implement the National Forest Programme (NFP) 2010-2029 which remains unchanged and includes initiatives in: forest demarcation, classification and registration; conservation and development of forest resources and biodiversity; forest law enforcement and governance; community forestry; and capacity and R&D. Under the NFP, a range of support measures include: research and training services (research and educational projects in support of conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife); monitoring and assessment (development of systems and forest databases); and marketing and promotion services (development of eco-tourism and integrated community livelihood) in protected areas. Its implementation cost for the period 2010-14 stood at US$38.8 million, of which donors contributed US$27 million; its cost for the period 2015-20 was estimated at the same level. Forestry's regulatory framework remains unchanged.
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Forest
Bio
Conservation
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§27 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Forestry |
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In line with the NSDP 2014-2018 guidelines (Section 2.2), the MoE established four protected zones (i.e. core, conservation, sustainable development, and community development) to prevent encroachment on the protected areas through the development of agro-industry and ecotourism projects and the establishment of protected area communities. Under the 2016 MoE reform (Section 4.1.2), the MAFF transferred forest land to MoE, thus increasing total protected areas from 23 to 46 sites including biodiversity corridor conservations of protected area systems with a surface equivalent to 40.9% of Cambodia's territory. In 2016, a national committee was established to prevent and suppress forest offences in north-eastern Cambodia and as a result forest offensives on a large scale decreased; the Forestry Administration prevented and suppressed illegal logging and land encroachment in 1,490 cases, which is 699 cases less than in 2015.
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Forest
Bio
Conservation
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§29 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Forestry |
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Illegal timber trade persists in Cambodia. Despite the 1996 log export ban, the cross-border trade continues to grow. Between 2011 and 2015, exports of roundwood, industrial roundwood, wood charcoal and veneer sheets have more than doubled whereas those of total fibre furnish, recovered paper and wood chips and particles dropped considerably; in 2015, exports of Siamese rosewood attained US$35 million despite the ban on exports of endangered species. The 2005 Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, an EU initiative, provides a framework for the development of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) to ensure that timber and timber products exported come from legal sources. In 2013, Cambodia completed a study with a view to acceding to the VPA but no action seems to have been taken so far.
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Forest
Endangered
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§30 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Forestry |
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(...) Inefficient forestry management can be regarded as an implicit subsidy for logging.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§31 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Fisheries, Forestry |
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(...) Under NSDP 2009-2013 (Sections 2.2 and 4.1.2), Cambodia established 516 fisheries communities and 354 conservation zones within the fisheries community area, alongside 50 new conservation areas and eight fisheries conservation zones in Tonle Sap lake covering 22,500 hectares, thus protecting the flooded forest surrounding Tonle Sap lake of 647,000 hectares. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/364 |
S-IV§32 |
Cambodia |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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(...) Cambodia's marine fisheries face two serious productivity threats: excessive fishing effort (including significant unregulated foreign fishing activity) and habitat degradation. The level of subsistence fisheries and fishery workers has increased, partially as a result of developments in the forestry sector (Section 4.1.5.3), forcing ex-forestry workers to the coastal zone where many become involved in fishing. Export demand is also encouraging additional fishing effort, especially for the high value species.
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