National Protected Area System Strategic Management Framework.

This National Protected Area System Strategic Management Framework is a sectoral policy document. The vision is that Cambodia's protected-area system is a major contributor to the country's economy and sustainable development including poverty reduction, essentially through the conservation and sustainable use of its biological, natural and cultural resources and other ecosystem services.
The strategic framework consists of three interlinked strategic objectives relating to the knowledge base for decision-making, the plan of action and the enabling environment. Strategic objective 1 Knowledge base for decision-making: Strengthen the knowledge of the national protected area system for decision-making by conducting assessments, enhancing understanding, organizing and disseminating information, and raising awareness of the functioning, role, value and requirements of protected areas and/or conservation areas and their network in Cambodia.
Strategic objective 2 Plan of action: Accelerate the implementation of Cambodia’s obligations in compliance with the Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 and other relevant targets of the National Target for Biodiversity 2011-2020. Particular efforts will be made to achieve those goals that are lagging behind in the implementation of the programme of work on protected areas adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity and relevant commitments made under the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals and other conventions ratified by Cambodia, including in particular the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the World Heritage Convention and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
Strategic objective 3 Enabling environment: Strengthen the enabling environment through diversified governance, enhanced participation, increased coordination and cooperation among stakeholders at the national regional and global levels, and enhanced human, institutional, technological and sustainable financial capacities.
Key actions include: Conduct assessments on important aspects of protected areas and conservation areas; Enhance understanding and organize in user-friendly central databases information; Maintain and, as needed, rehabilitate existing protected areas, conservation areas and the whole national protected area system; Identify and create new protected areas and/or new conservation areas; Ensure equity in decision-making processes and benefit sharing with special attention to the most vulnerable groups; Enhance participation and diversify governance; Increase coordination and cooperation among stakeholders at the national, regional and global levels; etc.