AKP Phnom Penh, September 02, 2025 --   

With the support of Global Environment Facility, Conservation International, in partnership with UNDP Cambodia and Ministry of Environment, is hosting the first annual conference of the Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Programme (ERIP), a multi-country initiative aimed at advancing the global ecosystem restoration agenda.

According to UNDP Cambodia, the four-day event, taking place from Sept. 1 to 4 in Siem Reap, has brought together representatives from 20 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America Brazil to share knowledge and foster collaboration.

In Cambodia, through the ERIP, Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with UNDP, will launch a new initiative to restore ecosystems for sustainable development in the Tonle Sap Basin and the Siem Reap/Phnom Kulen landscape. 

This programme (2025–2030) aims to deliver climate, environmental, and socio-economic benefits at scale by enabling the restoration, rehabilitation, and conservation of degraded watershed systems in the Tonle Sap Basin through integrated and collaborative management.

Other purposes include restoring 15,000 hectares of degraded forests, wetlands, biodiversity corridors, riparian zones, and water source areas, sustainably managing 255,000 hectares of forests and wetlands, and supporting over 32,000 people directly.

By Phal Sophanith