01759nam a0000145ua 124 1743_1130323 Cambodia. Ministry of EnvironmentDepartment of Nature Conservation-ProtectionIndicating Success: evaluation of community protected areas in CambodiaMinistry of EnviromentPhnom Penh27 pThe goal of this paper is to establish some challenges and suitable techniques for improving the livelihoods of people living in Cambodia’s community protected areas. The main issues facing community protected areas are: facilitators’ lack of capacity as well as insufficient training given to local people, which often leads to misunderstandings between people and institutions; some community members are interested but do not have sufficient time to be involved as they are extremely poor and do not have enough time to fully participate in community training and management; the benefit sharing between community and government needs to be communicated more efficiently and strengthened by the legal framework. Community members also need to be made aware that they have the potential to increase their livelihoods and that they have an increased stake in protecting local resources. By understanding the processes and benefits of sustainable use of natural resources, communities have become more involved in local resource management activities. However, we can also see where capacity needs to be improved in order to create more efficient and capable community protected areas.Community Protected AreasIndigneous IssuesForest ProtectionLeakhena San, SocheatCatalogueRecords/HangingInBalance03Cambodia[1].pdfDownload PDF