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IPLCs Land Rights

To empower the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in the Protected Areas, to maintain traditional, culture, knowledge and natural resources.

Community-Led Exercise Reliance on Natural Resources

To strengthen Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) led-exercising traditional activities to forest, land use and cultivation.

Improve Indigenous Ancestral Food System

To improve the ancestral food system in enhancing climate change solutions.

Dependents sustaining practical resin and malva nut trees

To facilitate forest dependents for sustain-engaged formatively in their protection and development.

Organizational Leadership and Development

To improve organization’s productivity, promote better decision making, build better teams and future leaders conducive to a positive working atmosphere.

Vision

IPLCs are integrally vibrant participation.

Mission

Facilitates IPLCs to exercise rights to maintain, control, protect and develop​ their communities. 

Goal

IPLCs have significant strengths-based to assert their rights in maintaining, controlling, protecting and develop-managing their own well-being.

សហគមន៍ព្រៃថ្មគោល​សង់រោង​ប្រជុំ​នៅត្រពាំង​ត្រសែង ក្នុង​ព្រៃសហគមន៍

Prey Thmar Koul Community Achieves Milestones with New Guard Huts and Community Hall

The Prey Thmar Koul Community is proud to announce the successful construction of two guard huts and one community hall, marking a significant step forward in our efforts to protect local resources and improve community engagement. Guard Huts: A Commitment to Protecting Our Environment Located strategically near the river, the two newly built guard huts […]

Updated Recognition of Poar Indigenous Members

Case study 4: Community Meeting Hall is promoting social works

In this ILCT-Poar Phnum Rai project is built a community hall size 15m x 7m to support the IP Poar Phnum Rai Community’s regulation in Chapter I, article 1, bullet 2 stated that, “IP Poar Phnum Rai shall have its community office in Phnum Rai village, Ta Toak Commune, Samlout District”. This building not just […]

Case Study 3: ICLT in IP Poar Phnum Rai is overcome with some sensitive issues

The decision on the ICLT in Phnum Rai village, Ta Taok commune, Samlout District, Battambang province is sensitive and difficult to deal. Based on the land identification criteria as the following situation changed: 1) This area is given to Military zone, due to it is the ex-Khmer Rouge strong hold 1979-1997, 2) The ex-battle field […]

Case Study 2: Update ICLT’s members annually is inputting into National Strategy Development on Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia:

In this report period, the project activity 1.2.2: Update CLT’s IP’s members list and IP- committee is conducted. By comparing to the ICLT’s membership listed in 2012, there were 165 families. Again, the reported of 2019 after the ELC with Rath Sambath Company ended, the ICLT’s membership decreased to 40-60 families, because they claimed individual […]

Case Study 1: Local rice piloting different area

Poar Phnum Rai Indigenous people faced with the low products of rice planting every year which caused by number of reasons 1) Since they back from the refugee’s camp in Thailand to locate at current village in 1991. They lost their local seed rice varieties since the civil war and Khmer Rouge regime 1975, 2) […]

Prey Thmar Koul Broadcasts Rice on Their Collective Farm

សហគមន៍​តំបន់​ការពារ​ធម្មជាតិ #ព្រៃថ្មគោល បន្ត​ព្រួស​ស្រូវ​លើ​ស្រែ​រួម​ ដែល​ស្ថិត​នៅចំនុច​ទួល​ល្វា​​ក្នុង​ព្រៃសហគមន៍។ The Prey Thmar Koul #CPA is broadcasting additional rice onto the collective farm field at Tuol Lvea site in the forest of the community. #NECO #ភូមិអូរកក់ #ខេត្តព្រះវិហារ #PreyThmarKoul Posted by North-Eastern Cottage on Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Thmar Koul Community Develops Their Collective Pond

IP Day at Battambang Province

Happy International IP Day, 9 August. Please participate in preserving culture, traditions, customs, and livelihood of the indigenous peoples together. Photos of Indigenous People Day in Battambang Province

Prey Thmar Koul community plants 4300 saplings

Phnum Rai Plenary Meeting to Restructure Community

19July2024 ,Phnum Rai, Ta Taok commune, Samlout District, Battambang Province: NECO conducted ICLT Assembly to validate 1) Validation on new ICLT committee 2) The experimental of regulation and 3) Approval on ICLT members. Total 150 participants including 79 females, 5 People with Disabilities.

Poar Indigenous Youth Revitalize Tradition by Planting Rice on Mountain Slopes

Activities of Phnum Rai Community in March 2024

NECO Trains Phnum Rai Youth in Research Methodology

World’s Indigenous People Day 2023

Ceremony of Achievement and Tree Ordination at Choam Pen CPA

The Committee of Community Forestry and Indigenous People from Bangkuen Phal Village organized the Ceremony of Achievements and Trees Ordination at Choam Pen CPA, situated in Romtom Commune, Rovieng District, Preah Vihear Province. On May 15-16, 2023. Below are the photos were taken during the event.

OUR PROJECTS

IPLCs Land Rights

To empower the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in the Protected Areas, to maintain traditional, culture, knowledge and natural resources.

Community-Led Exercise Reliance on Natural Resources

To strengthen Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) led-exercising traditional activities to forest, land use and cultivation.

Improve Indigenous Ancestral Food System

To improve the ancestral food system in enhancing climate change solutions.

Dependents sustaining practical resin and malva nut trees

To facilitate forest dependents for sustain-engaged formatively in their protection and development.

Organizational Leadership and Development

To improve organization’s productivity, promote better decision-making, build better teams and future leaders conducive to a positive working atmosphere.

Meet our team

Board of Director:

  1. Mr. Nhuy Vuykeo-Board of Director, (Indigenous People) graduated Bachelor Degree in Natural Resources Management. +(855) 12552038
  2. Ms. Ouch Sang Saven-Vice Chair of Board, non-Indigenous People graduated Master Degree in Auditing. +(855) 89 537545
  3. Ms. Loeung Sam Oeun-Member of Board, (Indigenous People) graduated Bachelor Degree in General Management. +(855)979291710

Management Team:

  1. Mr. Ek Yothin-Executive Director. Contact: +855 12 623 311, yothin.e@necokh.org
  2. Ms. Kit Sovannara-Program Manager. Contact: + 855 71 962 2211, nara.k@necokh.org
  3. Ms. Sao Sokha-Finance Manager, Contact: + 855 11 256 775 (Indigenous People)

Program Support:

  1. Ms. Thann Sokhann, Project Coordinator (Indigenous People) Ratanakiri Province
  2. Ms. Thib Yav, Community Builder, Contact: (Indigenous People), Banteay Meanchey Province
  3. Miss. Chhorn Bopha, Community Builder, Contact:+ 855 85 304 280, bopha.c@necokh.org (Indigenous People), Battambang Province
  4. Ms. Houn Srey Neang, Community Builder, neang.h@necokh.org (Indigenous People), Ratanakiri Province