Networking and advocacy-policies level

General

Through this project, NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF) will contribute on policy formulation and monitoring of the functioning of the existing laws and policies related to land rights to support community land rights, especially Indigenous Peoples community for land tenure, maintaining traditional culture of Indigenous Peoples and ability of access to control over and benefit from natural resource, contribution to adequate food and poverty reduction. NGO-Forum on Cambodia has designed following activities: 1- Maintaining in providing information and technical support to policy makers on Agricultural land management, Environmental Code and Environmental Impact Assess law to ensure the adopted laws are benefit to the poor and marginalized group. 2- Monitoring the implementation of the existing laws and policies namely land law, while land policy, forestry law and national policy on development partnership of privatesector with as well the impact of agriculture policies relating to climate change 3- Work with Network member of Land and Housing Rights Network (LAHRIN), Indigenous People and Forestry Network (IPFN) to influencing the government to resolve land disputes, preventing or mitigating the negative impacts of development projects such as Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) and mining issue in Cambodia.