National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan ( 2002).

This National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) is a multi-sectoral policy document that came into force in 2002 with a national coverage. The NBSAP was developed as a guide to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Its mission statement is to use, protect and manage biodiversity for sustainable development in Cambodia.
The NBSAP proposes a series of strategic objectives and priority actions that are presented according to 13 themes. The goal of Freshwater Fisheries and Aquaculture is to improve food security, increase income generated in the fishery industry, preserve fisheries environment and ensure that expansion of fish production is not at the expense of sustainability. The goals of Agriculture and Animal Production include achieving food security and improving income opportunities for farmers through the sustainable protection; and conserving ecosystems, wildlife and human beings from negative agricultural practices and minimizing the loss of agricultural diversity. One priority action is the agricultural diversity promotion program for food security.
The NBSAP seeks to make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable. One of the three main strategic goals of the NBSAP is to maintain biological diversity and productivity of ecological systems by protecting the various species of living organisms in their natural and manmade environments, especially forests, aquatic ecosystems, wetlands and agricultural land. For the sectors of Agriculture and Animal Production, the NBSAP sets out the strategic objectives to protect agriculture land, plant and livestock resources from adverse impacts, biotic stresses and indiscriminate utilization; and to reduce chemical fertilizers and pesticide use through proper training and alternate biological means. For the theme of coastal and marine resources, the NBSAP requests to ensure the conservation of marine and coastal life and the sustainable harvesting of commercial fish. In the field of Forest and Wild Plant Resources, the NBSAP seeks to ensure the sustainable protection, use and management of all wild plant, tree species and woodland, and to improve the efficiency and sustainability of extraction, transformation and use of forest products.
The NBSAP supports to ensure technology and information transfer to farmers, livestock producers and fish growers.
The NBSAP recognizes that conserving biodiversity and sustainably using biological resources are fundamental to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of all Cambodians. One of three main goals of the NBSAP is to ensure that the benefits coming from the sustainable use of biological resources contribute to poverty reduction and improve quality of life for all Cambodians. The NBSAP encourages and supports the participation of women, minority groups, local communities, religious groups, NGOs and private sector to efforts leading to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The relevant priority actions include actions promoting the implementation of community-based natural resource management; community-based fisheries management program; protection of mangrove forests (incl. land use plans, local community involvement); community-based forestry management program; development of community-based land use plans; etc.
Cambodia is one of the fourteen countries in Asia considered by the UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs to be the most prone to disasters. Some key issues are identified, which include: negative impacts of floods on biodiversity resources and lack of awareness of disaster prevention measures and the role of biodiverity. The NBSAP proposes to prevent negative impacts of catastrophic events on biodiversity resources through environmentally sound measures, and improve security in areas of high biological importance. Integrating biodiversity protection measures in flood prevention awareness programs and rehabilitation plans shall be one of the priorities. Considering the potential impacts of climate change on biodiversity, the NBSAP further seeks to identify response measures (both mitigation and adaptation) to mitigate impact on biological resources; and to assess climate change mitigation and adaptation measures to prevent their impacts on biological resources.