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PIP No:
1106
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1. PROJECT NAME:
Developing a Comprehensive Framework for Practical Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol (ABS)
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ឈ្មោះគម្រោងៈ
គម្រោងរៀបចំបង្កើតក្របខណ្ឌការងារជាតិដើម្បីអនុវត្តពិធីសារណាហ្គូយ៉ា (ABS)
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| 2. PROJECT DATES: |
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PROJECT START :
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ESTIMATED COMPLETION :
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4. RESPONSIBLE MINISTRY:
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RESPONSIBLE UNIT:
Department of Biodiversity, General Secretariat of National Council for Sustainable Development
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អង្គភាពទទួលខុសត្រូវ:
អគ្គលេខាធិការដ្ឋានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ដោយចីរភាព, នាយកដ្ឋានជីវៈចម្រុះ
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5. PROJECT STATUS
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DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION
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6. TYPE OF PROJECT:
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7. SOURCE OF PROJECT FUNDING:
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| 8. THE POLICY AREA OF THE PENTAGON STRATEGY PHASE I THAT THIS PROJECT FALLS UNDER: |
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| 9. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROJECT TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE POLICY: |
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Developing National Framework on Access and Benefit-Sharing. |
| 10. Support to Cambodia Industrial Development Policy |
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Does this Project support to the implementation of the Cambodia Industrial Development Policy?
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11. SECTOR:
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| 12. PROJECT LOCATION: (Describe the location of the project and its components.) |
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| 13. PROJECT OBJECTIVE: (Describe the major purpose of the project.) |
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The project aims at strengthening human resources, legal frameworks and institutional capacities on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources to facilitate the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing. |
| 14. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: (Provide a description of the project and all its components.) |
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Cambodia’s specific geographical location and long history and complicated topographical, ecological and social features has resulted in it becoming a prosperous, rich and diverse plant genetic resource country. While diverse climatic conditions diversified the country’s flora with both tropical and temperate plants, thousands of years of agricultural practice by ethnic groups enriched its crop genetic resources with great numbers of local cultivars and land races. In terms of medicinal plants, the high level of genetic diversity makes Cambodia an attractive country for bio-prospecting, especially given that there are approximately 800 known medicinal plants, many of which have associated traditional knowledge.
However, Cambodia faces a wide range of issues that threaten its biological diversity and ecological security. These threats emanate from the transition from a subsistence-based agrarian economy to a consumption- based cash economy, competing land-use from urbanization and infrastructure development, poaching of wild plants and animals, localized overharvesting of timber, fuel wood and non-wood forest products, human- wildlife conflicts, and climate change. Because of the threat to biological resources, the traditional knowledge of local communities that is associated with genetic resources is disappearing rapidly, due to the change of traditional lifestyles. A large volume of traditional knowledge, such as medicinal use of biological resources, is being replaced by modern technology. The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) of Cambodia was adopted in 2002. The NBSAP identified equity as the most important thing biological resources sustainably in the long run and calls for consideration of poor and economically disadvantage group to secure their access to common resources.
To counter the various threats to biodiversity, the country has planned various strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources for socio-economic development. However, making use of its biodiversity and traditional knowledge for the promotion of bio-prospecting and of access and benefit- sharing (ABS) national regime that is constrained by several factors. Cambodia has no existing policy or legislation on ABS, the government recognizes the importance of establishing innovative schemes to derive equitable benefits through economic activities that are linked to sustainable utilization of natural resources and the institutional and personal capacity to carry out bio-prospecting beyond basic level and develop and manage ABS schemes that are compliant with Nagoya Protocol.
The project aims at strengthening human resources, legal frameworks and institutional capacities on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources to facilitate the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing. The above objective would be achieved through two components, namely:
Component 1:
Creating an enabling national policy, legal and institutional framework for ABS consistent with the CBD and its Nagoya Protocol
Component 2:
Developing capacity and administrative measures for the implementation of the national ABS legal framework.
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| 15. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION: (Give reasons why this particular project is considered worthwhile.) |
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Cambodia faces a wide range of issues that threaten its biological diversity and ecological security. These threats emanate from the transition from a subsistence-based agrarian economy to a consumption- based cash economy, competing land-use from urbanization and infrastructure development, poaching of wild plants and animals, localized overharvesting of timber, fuel wood and non-wood forest products, human- wildlife conflicts, and climate change. Because of the threat to biological resources, the traditional knowledge of local communities that is associated with genetic resources is disappearing rapidly, due to the change of traditional lifestyles. A large volume of traditional knowledge, such as medicinal use of biological resources, is being replaced by modern technology. The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) of Cambodia was adopted in 2002. The NBSAP identified equity as the most important thing biological resources sustainably in the long run and calls for consideration of poor and economically disadvantage group to secure their access to common resources. |
| 16. BENEFITS (Who will benefit, directly and indirectly, from the project?) |
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1. Department of Biodiversity/GSSD
2. Sub-Technical Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing
3. Ministry of Environment (GDANCP and GDLC)
4. Ministry of Commerce (Intellectual Property Right)
5. Ministry of Health (National Centre for Traditional Medicine)
6. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (GDA)
7. Ministry of Economic and Finance
8. Ministry of Rural Development (Indigenous Group)
They will be well aware of the ABS and its policy.
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| 17. FEASIBILITY STUDY |
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Is a "Feasibility Study " for the Project requied?
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If YES, has it been carried out?
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| 18. SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: (Briefly describe the effects of the project, if any, on the people and the surrounding environment. Will the project assist in alleviating poverty?) |
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1. Department of Biodiversity/GSSD
2. Sub-Technical Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing
3. Ministry of Environment (GDANCP and GDLC)
4. Ministry of Commerce (Intellectual Property Right)
5. Ministry of Health (National Centre for Traditional Medicine)
6. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (GDA)
7. Ministry of Economic and Finance
8. Ministry of Rural Development (Indigenous Group)
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| 19. CLIMATE CHANGE |
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a. Is any activity or output of the project related to Climate Change?
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b. How is the project relevant to Climate Change?
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Please select a Climate Change related sector of the project and fill up the contribution of the climate change related expenditure compared to the total project cost.
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Climate Change-Related Sector
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Percentage
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Climate Change Relevance
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| 20. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION |
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Is any activity or output of the project related to Disaster Risk Reduction?
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If Yes, please indicate
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| 21. GENDER ANALYSIS: (How does the project affect the roles of the men and women in the project area? Will women be actively involved in the implementation of the project?) |
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Women and men are encouraged to implement ABS in an equal manner in relation to ABS of natural resources and their capacity in the implementation of ABS will be strengthened. |
| 22. CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT: (Does the Ministry have the skills and experience required to implement the project?) |
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The capacity to implement the project is still limited. Therefore, MoE is working with the UNDP to implement the project with support from national and international experts/consultants.
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| 23. STATUS OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: (Provide a brief update on the progress of the project to date. Discuss any major problems causing delays in project implementation.) |
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Developing draft ABS framework.
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24. PROJECT PRIORITY
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(Please indicates the priority ranking of the project decided by the ministry/agency.)
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9
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| 25. DONOR INVOLVEMENT: (Provide any information on current or potential donor involvement in the project.) |
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CBD, GEF, UNDP |
| 26. REFERENCE: (Please upload the project documents, MOU, or agreements with funding agencies including MEF.) |
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Part B: Project Costs and Funding Sources
( In US$’000 )
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