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Creation and Designation of Protected Areas, (Kret No. __, 1993)

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CREATION AND DESIGNATION
OF PROTECTED AREAS
Kret No. __

We, His Majesty Samdech Norodom Sihanouk Varaman, King of Cambodia,
Declare the following:

REGULATIONS

Article 1 Responsibility for a National Protected Areas System

The Secretariat of State for Environment is responsible for supervising the planning and development of a National Protected Areas System incorporating the protection of terrestrial, wetland and coastal environments. The Secretariat has the authority to establish and chair appropriate inter-ministerial co-ordination committees concerning policy and technical needs of protected areas. The management and administration of the National Protected Areas System is the joint responsibility of the Secretariat in collaboration with other competent institutions.

The system will include the following categories of reserves with the following management objectives.

National Parks: Natural and scenic areas of significance for their scientific, educational and recreational values.

Wildlife Sanctuaries: Natural areas where nationally significant species of flora and fauna, natural communities, or physical features require specific intervention for their perpetuation.

Protected Landscapes: Nationally significant natural and semi-natural landscapes which must be maintained to provide opportunities for recreation and tourism.

Multiple use Management Areas: The areas which provide for the sustainable use of water resources, timber, wildlife, fish, pasture and recreation with the conservation of nature primarily oriented to support these economic activities.

Article 2 Designation of Protected Areas That the terrestrial, wetland and coastal ecosystems indicated on the accompanying maps be managed and developed according to the following designations.

		Area (ha.)	Locality
1.	National Parks
	Kirirom	35,000	Kompong Spett and Koh Kong
	Phnom Bokor	140,000	Kampot
	Kep	5,000	Kampot
	Ream	150,000	Kompong Som
	Botum – Sakor	171,250	Kampot and Kompong Som
	Phnom Kulen	37,500	Siem Reap
	Virachey	332,500	Rattanakiri and Stung Treng
2.	Wildlife Sanctuaries
	Aural	253,750	Koh Kong, Pursat, Kompong Chhnang, and Kompong Spett
	Beng Per	242,500	Kompong Thom
	Peam Krasop	23,750	Koh Kong
	Phnom Samkos	333,750	Koh Kong
	Roniem Daun Sam	178,750	Battambang
	Kulen – Promtep	402,500	Siem Reap and Preah Vihear
	Lomphat	250,000	Rattanakiri and Mondolkiri
	Phnom Prich	222,500	Mondolkiri
	Phnom Nam Lyr	47,500	Mondolkiri
3.	Protected Landscapes
	Angkor	10,800	Siem Reap
	Banteay Chhmar	81,200	Banteay Meanchey
	Preah Vihear	5,000	Preah Vihear
4.	Multiple Use Management Areas
	Dong Peng	27,700	Koh Kong
	Samlaut	60,000	Battambang
	Tonle Sap	316,250	Kompong Chhang, Kompong Thom, Siem Reap, Battambang and Pursat
	Total Area	3,327,200ha

Article 3 Amendments
This protected area system may be amended or extended in the future on the basis of scientific information relating to biological conservation and the maintenance of the productivity of the Cambodian landscape.

Article 4 Precedence

This kret takes precedence over other legal instruments and shall not be deemed to be void on the grounds that existing instruments may be inconsistent with it.

Article 5 Authority

The First and Second Prime Minister’s of the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Minister of State for Land Management and Urbanisation, the Minister of Agriculture and the Secretary of State for Environment must take responsibility for implementing this kret.

Article 6 Application

This Kret applies valid throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia from the date of signature below.

Made on __ November 1993
(signed) Samdech Norodom Sihanouk Varaman

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Acknowledgement: Translation provided by unknown source.

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last updated 1st August, 1998
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