Sub-Decree on Establishing Protected Forest and Biodiversity Conservation “Prey Long”

1 KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA Nation Religion King    Royal Government of Cambodia    No SUB-DECREE On Establishing Protected Forest and Biodiversity Conservation “Prey Long” Royal Government Having seen the constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia; Haing seen the Preah Reach Kret Nº NS/RKT/0908/1055 of September 25, 2008 on the Appointment of the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia; Having seen the Preah Reach Kram Nº 02/NS/94 of July 20, 1994, promulgating the law on the organization and functioning of the Council of Ministers; Having seen the Preah Reach Kram Nº NS/RKM/0196/13 of January 24, 1996, promulgating the law on the establishment of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Having seen the Preah Reach Kram N o NS/RKM/1296/36 of December 24, 1996, promulgating the law on Environmental protection and Natural Resource Management. Having seen the Preah Reach Kret N o NS/ RKT/1199/07 of January 11, 1999 on the Determination and Forest Management in all Watershed area in Cambodia. Having seen the Preah Reach Kram N o NS/ RKM/0701/09 of August 13, 2001, promulgating the law on Mineral resource Management and Exploitation. Having seen the Preah Reach Kram N o NS/ RKM/0801/14 of September 30, 2001, promulgating on Land Law. Having seen the Preah Reach Kram N o NS/ RKM/0802/016 of September 31, 2002, promulgating on Forestry Law. Having seen the Preah Reach Kram N o NS/ RKM/0208/007 of February 15, 2008, promulgating on the law of Protected Area. Having seen the Preah Reach Kram N o NS/ RKM/0609/007 of June 10, 2009, Promulgating the Tourism law. Having seen the Sub-decree Nº 17/ANK/BK of April 07, 2000 on the Organization and Functioning of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Having seen Sub-decree N o 188/ANK/BK of November 14, 2008 on Revising the General Directorate of Ministry to be Secretariat General, Promoting the Forestry Administration and the Fishery Administration to be equal to the level of General Directorate, Promoting Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Soil Improvement to General Department of Agriculture, and Revising General 2 Directorate of Rubber Plantation to General Directorate of Rubber under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Having seen the Sub-decree Nº 64/ANK/BK of September 11, 2003 on changing of name of Department of Forestry and Wildlife to the Forestry Administration; Recognized by the Minister of Council in the meeting on………2011 HEREBY DECIDED Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1: The sub-decree is aimed at establishing protected forest for biodiversity conservation “Prey Long” located in Kratie, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, and Steung Treng province. Article 2: The objectives of the sub-decree are: To Protect and conserve fauna and flora and endangered species To stabilize environment and restore damaged ecosystem for safety habitat and reproduction of biodiversity Participating in protection and conservation in accordance with Government development plan on management and forest cover preservation To preserve the traditional and religious of local community inside protected forest To keep using of natural resource of local community for livelihood improvement To develop sustainable socio-economic by managing and using forest resource of local community, ecotourism development, ecotourism, and other uses lower effected to biodiversity, forest and wildlife To preserve carbon stock in all plant species to reduce CO2 emission to atmosphere To mitigate climate change by protecting forest To protect soil erosion, soil nutrition, flood, water resource and water quality To support other activities such as research and technical for development, watershed conservation and biodiversity, education, training, community development and investigating on environmental change related to sustainable development and local, national, and sub-national conservation. Section 2 Location Article 3: Protected forest and biodiversity conservation “Prey Long” covers 480,000 hectares located in Kraties, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, and Steung Treng province with coordinate system as below: 1 (577123, 1532796) 2 (577454, 1530920) 3 (580291, 1521633) 4 (578375, 1519444) 5 (576397, 1509071) 6 (573916, 1505795) 7 (573714, 1503910) 8 (576922, 1503134) 9 (579362, 1499302) 10(571627, 1487309) 11(593770, 1473992) 12(596609, 1468978) 13(596564, 1460177) 14(596199, 1432402) 15(591898, 1432429) 16(591898, 1423202) 17(583610, 1423877) 18(590179, 1411581) 19(588587, 1401134) 20(585736, 1394054) 21(579163, 1396459) 22(578629, 1391091) 23(563454, 1390447) 24(563383, 1425661) 25(565262, 1425198) 26(570538, 1425784) 27(545151, 1452838) 28(540008, 1452385) 29(540003, 1454909) 30(538342, 1454909) 31(540009, 1463436) 32(540009, 1473005) 33(535946, 1473043) 3 34(539984, 1477440) 35(539995, 1485626) 36(545989, 1484973) 37(545452, 1487002) 38(527090, 1487500) 39(531844, 1495867) 40(534466, 1502037) 41(539130, 1500021) 42(547541, 1500275) 43(552865, 1504377) 44(561692, 1502025) 45(558648, 1508701) 46(562206, 1506695) 47(562107, 1513187) 48(563147, 1535118) referred to the map in scale 1/700,000 in the appendix. Article 4: Protected forest and biodiversity conservation “Prey Long” located in Kraties, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, and Steung Treng province referred in the Article 3 of the sub decree can be revised if necessary depending on scientific study in basic techniques and real situation. the revision is limited by sub-decree. Section 3 Management Article 5: Protected forest and biodiversity conservation “Prey Long” is preserved strictly in order to prevent ecosystem including water resource, biodiversity conservation, land water, soil nutrition, watershed, shelter, culture and soil erosion. Local community living inside or outside the protected forest referred in the sub decree is protected and recognized their traditional use and community ecotourism development in accordance with the law and relevant provisions still in force. Article 6: The activities are not allowed in protected forest and biodiversity conservation “Prey Long” in the following: clearing, burning and forest land conversion to be ownership Settlement and construction without permission from the government Construction the road without the feasibility study or permission from the government Forest products processing or the establishing and developing industry, handicrafts and kilns Mining, burning for cement or charcoal or digging salty soil Clearing and agricultural forestland conversion or all tree species Collecting wood, NTFPs and hunting affected to forest and wildlife Article 7: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has the duty to arrange and manage Protected forest and biodiversity conservation “Prey Long” located in Kraties, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, and Steung Treng province in cooperation with relevant ministry, stakeholders and local authorities in conservation and sustainable natural resource development for local livelihood in Protected forest and biodiversity conservation “Prey Long”. Protected forest and biodiversity conservation “Prey Long” arrangement and management is determined by Prakas of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Chapter 3 Final Provisions Article 8: Any provision, contrary to this sub-decree, shall be null. Article 9: Minister in charge of the Council of Ministers, minister of Ministry of Economy and Finance, minister of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, minister of Ministry of Environment, minister of The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, minister of Ministry of Tourism, ministers and secretaries of state of all relevant ministries, institutions and the governor of 4 Kratie, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, and Steung Treng shall be implemented this sub-decree from the dates of its signature Phnom Penh, ………………2008 Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen Recipients: Ministry of Royal Palace Secretariat of Senator Secretariat of National Assembly Secretariat of constitution council Cabinet of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen Cabinet of His Excellency Deputy of Prime Minister As defined in the article 9 All provinces and Phnom Penh Municipality Hall Documentation