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Introduction Community-based management of land and forest land is based on traditional knowledge, experience and aspiration of community, aiming to enhance the capacity and experience sharing between the community and stakeholders for sustainable natural resource management, livelihood improvement and traditional cultural value conservation of forest-associated community. However, community forest has not been encouraged to develop because of legal framework lacking. Besides, the community has not been recognized as a legal entity. They have not been assigned natural forest as production forest in accordance with Land Law 2013# These are barriers against the forest ownership of community that lives closely with forest for thousands of years. In order to solve the mentioned inadequacies, Oxfam has supported Ma Lieng and Uyen Phong community with project #Sustainable forest management through strengthening tradition institutions in the management of community land and forest of Ma Lieng community in Giang Man Mountain, Tuyen Hoa district, Quang Binh province#. The project has gained a number of achievements: Advising the procedure of assigning forest land management rights with the total area of 802.19 ha for 04 communities. The communities have been assigned with certificates of land use right for 50 years; advising the development of forest management regulations based on cultural identity and traditions of Ma Lieng community;establishing a network of community forest management in central region including Ma Lieng, Khua, Sach, Kinh, Co Tu, Van Kieu community so that Ma Lieng people have opportunities to learn and share experience with other communities about community forest management; promoting stakeholders like the People#s Committee of Tuyen Hoa district to issue decisions on community forest management and integrate the community forest management into socio-economic program of the district. Besides, through models of community forest management, policy lessons are summarized, contributing to the revised Land Law 2013 and a number of legal documents relating to state-run agricultural farms and forestry farms innovation. However, the project has only assigned the people with forest land managementrights and created basic legal framework. It is necessary to continue the community consultancy, institutionalize documents on managing and extracting the forests, ensuring a legal framework for people to manage and protect the forests. On the basis of the undertaken activities, the project should continue systematizing and consolidating the information and practical lessons for policy advocacy for system of legal documents that will be amended and issued.

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In Mozambique, Oxfam is partnering with two national organizations and district level paralegal organizations. Sekelekani is communication and media advocacy organization created by Tomas Vieira Mario # a notable Mozambican journalist and media lawyer. Sekelekanifocuses on communication for development and advocates for freedom of information and freedom of the press. Sekelekani is part of the National Civil Society Platform for Natural Resources and Extractive Industries, composed of 18 organizations. Sekelekani leads the communications work for the Platform, and has been actively exposing resettlement and land titling problems encountered in Palma district, where a proposed new liquid natural gas (LNG) plant will be built. Centro Terra Viva (CTV) is an environmental research and advocacy NGO that works for the protection and promotion of sustainable development. Established in 2002, CTV#s works to strengthen civil society participation in national decision-making processes through applied research onenvironmental law and policies, environmental education and training. In the Palma district, CTV is training and supporting local community paralegals leading rights training and disseminating information about environmental and land legislation to communities in the project area, with a specific focus on gender equality.

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After positive evaluations in 2012, Oxfam Novib commits itself for follow-up support to DPA's Partnership Programme (PP) and Development Education and Advocacy Programme (DEAP) for the period 2013-2015. The following Outcomes are intended by December 2015: I. Partnership Programme (PP) The programme currently covers 25 partner organisations in 8 provinces across Cambodia. The target beneficiaries of the partners cover some 58,165 people (52% female) of 12,712 ID Poor I and II households. 1. Food security and income generation • 35% of the target beneficiaries have reduced their food shortage with at least one month per year. Baseline data are available. • 35% of the target beneficiaries have increased their income with at least US$ 1 per day perperson per day. Baseline data are available. • 45% of the 351 VDAs are able to manage project interventions in accordance with defined criteria (available). • 25 grass roots social enterprises, one per partner organisation, have increased at least one step of capacity per year. 2. DRR and NRM • 30% of 8,894 target households (39,134 people, 50% female) of 12 partners in disaster prone areas have increased their disaster resilient capacity. • 90% of 2,573 target households (11,321 people, 50% female) of 5 partners secure continued access and control of adequate natural resources to improve their income through Community Forestry and Fishery. • Three of the 5 partners working on Community Forestry and Community Fishery (VSG, ASB and PTEA) are able to complete registration and manage the secured resources effectively. • 30% of the village level DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) committees established by 12 partners in disaster-prone areas are able todevelop and implement a DRR plan. 3. Gender mainstreaming and reduction of domestic violence • Minimum 50% of the target beneficiaries benefitting from development projects by partner organisation are women. • Minimum 45% of the leadership positions in the 351 DVAs are occupied by women. • The numberof domestic violence cases across all project areas is reduced by 60% (baseline 2012 is 4,583). 4. Partner organisations development • By December 2014, 5 of the 25 partners will reach full capacity in accordance with set CAS criteria (see Annex 3 tothe Description).I. Partnership Programme (PP) The programme currently covers 25 partner organisations in 8 provinces across Cambodia. The target beneficiaries of the partners cover some 58,165 people (52% female) of 12,712 ID Poor I and II households. 1. Food security and income generation # 35% of the target beneficiaries have reduced their food shortage with at least one month per year. Baseline data are available. # 35% of the target beneficiaries have increased their income with at least US$1 per day perperson per day. Baseline data are available. # 45% of the 351 VDAs are able to manage project interventions in accordance with defined criteria (available). # 25 grass roots social enterprises, one per partner organisation, have increased at least one step of capacity per year. 2. DRR and NRM # 30% of 8,894 target households (39,134 people, 50% female) of 12 partners in disasterprone areas have increased their disaster resilient capacity. # 90% of 2,573 target households (11,321 people, 50% female) of 5 partners secure continued access and control of adequate natural resources to improve their income through Community Forestry and Fishery. # Three of the 5 partners working on Community Forestry and Community Fishery (VSG, ASB and PTEA) are able to complete registration and manage the secured resources effectively. # 30% of the village level DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) committees established by12 partners in disaster-prone areas are able to develop and implement a DRR plan. 3. Gender mainstreaming and reduction of domestic violence # Minimum 50% of the target beneficiaries benefitting from development projects by partner organisation are women. # Minimum 45% of the leadership positions in the 351 DVAs are occupied by women. # The numberof domestic violence cases across all projectareas is reduced by 60% (baseline 2012 is 4,583). 4. Partner organisations development # By December 2014, 5 of the 25 partners will reach full capacity in accordance with set CAS criteria (see Annex 3 tothe Description). # 12 of the 25 partners will comply withCCC#s Code of Ethical Principles and Minimum Standards. Critical aspects are a functioning Board and external audit process (DPA will negotiate whether an external audit requirement can bemade dependent on the size of the organisation). # 8 of the 25 partners areable to access funds from at least one additional donor beside DPA. II. Development Education and Advocacy Programme (DEAP) 1. Gender and development # All (25) DPA partner organisations and (48) staff have the capacity to facilitate village training and mainstream gender at project and organisation level. # 1,500-1,600 target beneficiaries in four ICD programmes and 25 partner organizations,especially women, youth and IPs are empowered to benefit and rights equity from community and social development works undertaken by government and NGOs. # Gender networks at different levels are strengthened in influencing duty bearers and policy makers to protect women rights and promotegender equality in society. # The documentation of evidence on emerging development issues and information on best practices are used for advocacy purpose and IEC materials publication. 2. NRM # 4,315 beneficiaries (35% women) have increased participation in lobby and campaigns on natural resource management. # 15,933 (7,076 or 44% women) beneficiaries are empoweredto protect and sustainably manage their land tenure and community forestry resources. # Duty bearers, policy makers and private sectors are opened to consultation, provide subsequent feedback and are held to account on community#s land and forest. 3. ExtractivesIndustries: standards # Policy makers and investors to implement effective EI governance transparency and social impact accountability policies and laws, ensuring equitable participation of and benefit to all Cambodians. # Transparency, accountability and corporate social responsibility will be the topic for policy makers at the MIME (Ministry of Industry, Mining and Energy), MoE (Environment), CNPA (Cambodian National Petroleum Authority), MoEF (Economy and Finance) and SNEC (Supreme National Economic Council) and even the EI companies to be considered in order ensuring participatory manner and effectively enforced. #Government is influenced to implement and enforce laws and policies in compliance with international standards of EI management, best practice and environmental protection. 4. Extractives Industries: community involvement # Local authorities, relevant departments, and EI companies increased collaboration and consultations with CSOs and community for ensuring the mineral resources are managed in transparent, accountable and participatory manner. # 56 (15 women) of CMFPs (Community Mining Focal Points) in promoting the rights of IPs and other vulnerable groups associated with EI is improved and strengthened. # 1,410 (women 30%) potential and affected community are empowered to protect their rights and access benefit from mineral resources.