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Through the community forestry pilot projects, the Government of Cambodia has been working with various non-governmental organizations to conserve forest resources and improve the local economy. While understanding of community forestry in the world has grown in the last decade, there are still uncertainties about the extent, potential and conditions of community forestry development in Cambodia. This study examined the planning process of a community forestry project and evaluated its implementation based on the project participants' points of view. It was revealed that even if the project can be considered a success there remained some challenges and problems, which came as a result of unfavorable planning process. For future community forestry development, particularly on degraded forest areas, the study proposed a more promising framework of the planning process. This proposed planning process emphasizes the importance of extension work and monitoring and features a more self-reliant style of community forestry development. Currently, there are million hectares of forest areas where community forestry development should be carried out. To successfully expand community forestry in these areas through the proposed planning process, more foresters at all levels should be trained in community forestry, particularly in respect to facilitation skills needed to work with local communities.
