Cambodias National Wetland Action Plan

Download or read book Cambodia's National Wetland Action Plan written by H. E. Pau Sovath and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In terms of wetlands, Cambodia is one of the most important countries in the Asian region with over 20% of the country's area consisting of natural wetlands and 10% of rice fields. The Kingdom of Cambodia is historically, culturally and economically closely bound up with wetlands, which play a central role in the production of food and other products. Cambodia's wetlands are also important for global biodiversity. Following the elections in 1993 the Cambodian Government has established a number of initiatives towards the management of Cambodia's wetlands. This paper describes these initiatives, in particular, the development of a National Wetland Action Plan for Cambodia. [Authors' abstract].