28 July 2015, ITTO news - An ITTO project launched earlier this month aims at promoting research, development and training in carbon stock assessment to improve the management of tropical forests in Cambodia under REDD+ mechanisms.

ITTO Executive Director Emmanuel Ze Meka delivers his opening remarks at the launch of the REDD+ project in Cambodia.

ITTO Executive Director, Emmanuel Ze Meka, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia, Dr Ouk Rabun, and the Head of the Forestry Administration, Dr Chheng Kimsun, launched the ITTO project"SFM management through REDD+ mechanisms in Kampong Thom province, Cambodia" [PD 740/14 Rev.2 (F)] on 23 July 2015 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The aim of the project is to strengthen the institutionalization of REDD+ activities to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the Tomring forest in Kampong Thom Province, the country's second-largest province.

Expected outputs are:Improved Stakeholder understanding and knowledge of REDD+; .Developing and implementing research programmes on REDD+ in the Tomring forest;Strengthening REDD+ guidelines and training programmes for effective design and implementation of REDD+ activities;Enhancing the livelihoods of local communities as well as increasing their incomes.

Source: http://www.itto.int/news_releases/id=4433