Assessing sustainable forest management under REDD+ implementation in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study was conducted to analyze the impact of REDD+ project implemented in Tumring, Kampong Thom province, Cambodia, on sustainable forest management and the improvement of the living environment and income level of local residents and to evaluate the possibility of success as a forest management model. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed through surveys and in-depth interviews with 120 households headed locally. As a result of the study, after the REDD+ project, the awareness and participation of local residents in forest protection were significantly improved, and the number of common village forests increased from an average of 339 before implementation to 578.4 thereafter. As the result of analysis, REDD+ participation activities showed that resident’s agricultural activities capacities were strengthened, understanding of biodiversity conservation, and community cooperation activities were improved, and local income increased by 11% on average. Through this study, it was found that the implementation of REDD+ project was multidimensional effects of improving the living standards of local residents, raising awareness of climate change, preserving forest resources and functioning as an integrated model. The main factors of interest among of residents were improvement of livelihood strategies (26.7%) and sustainable forest management (20%) Key words: REDD+, community, socio-economic, forest, sustainable forest management, climate change, Cambodia ㅑ

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Chapter 1. Introduction 1
• Chapter 2. Literature Review 5
• 2.1. Role of Forest in Climate Change 5
• 2.2. Understand Significant Element of REDD+ 8
• 2.3. Opportunities and Challenges 11
• 2.4. Community Forest Management 17
• Chapter 3. Research Methodology 25
• 3.1. Target Area 25
• 3.2. Research Design 29
• 3.3. Sampling Method 32
• 3.4. Data Collection 33
• 3.5. Data Analysis 33
• Chapter 4. Results 34
• 4.1. Characteristics of Respondents 34
• 4.2. Participation of Local Community for REDD+ Implementation 38
• 4.3. Technical and Organizational Implementation 42
• 4.4. Satisfaction of Local Community for REDD+ Implementation 45
• 4.5. Livelihood Improvement of Community Forest 46
• Chapter 5. Discussion and Recommendation 50
• Bibliography 54
• Appendices 57
• 요약 69