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Natural Resource Management & Livelihood Project

Geographical Area: Ratanakiri has 9 districts, is a in Northeastern . The word "Ratanakiri" is a derivative of two Cambodian words, combined to mean "place of gems and mountains." The word comes from the word Ratna (gem) and giri (mountain). It’s capital, , is located in the central highlands of the province, approximately 365 miles (586 kilometers) from . Lomphat, a small town in the southern plains, is the former capital of Ratanakiri. The province is a popular destination for thousands of tourist every year. Ecotourism abounds, due to lush wildlife and remote tribal villages. Most of the inhabitants of Ratanakiri are indigenous minorities. Ethnic Cambodians make up only 10-20% of the total population.

Summary Situation: The livelihood of the indigenous people in Rattanak Kiri province depends on agricultural production: rotating cultivation, upper land rice cultivation, cattle, pig and poultry rearing, gather food from forest, hunting and fishing. Natural Forest is also the main source providing wild vegetables, leaves and fruits, tubers, wildlife, fish, traditional medicines and construction materials complementing their crop production.

For traditional upper land rice cultivation, each family clears forests and burns to make plots of farming land for rice and cash crop cultivation, which is the internal factor of NR issue. From 2000-2007, more seriously, the situation of land encroachment, forced land sales and rapid expansion of cash and agro-industrial farms by outsiders is the severe external factor causing a sharp decline of NR than ever.

What we do in this province.

Objective 1)Reduce the vulnerability of poor rural people whose livelihoods depend on natural resources.

Objective 2) Improve the local presence and capacity of civil society organizations and business support to address issues of transparency, accountability, dialogue, participation, access to information, inclusion and equity for pro-poor community development.

Natural Resource Management & Livelihood Project

Currently PKO is working in two communes within 7 villages in Rattanakiri Province. PKO wants to see the communities in these communes can prevent their land, their forest and are able to use their voice to protect their communities. And also the economic is improved.

Difference main works are being implemented by the project team of PKO in Rattanakiri such as:

Small grant scheme to support local CSOs and private sectors

Enhance CSOs establishment for livelihood enhancement (SHGs,
Associations for local products). (CSO =Community Society Organization)

Establish Community forestry and train the committees in community forestry management ( small grant scheme to support local CSOs)

Capacity building to existing CSOs

Youth Club Capacity building & networking

Training on management, leadership and roles of the activities

Train young people in community development

Exposure visit among themselves

Establish/strengthen Women's groups and training

Raising NRM's awareness

Establish/strengthen Village Environment Groups

NRM workshops at the grassroots

Build capacity of CSOs on how to voice and practice their rights on land and NRM issues