Non Timber Forest Products , Annual Report 2008
1.1 Background
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) is a local NGO based in Ratanakiri Province, NE
Cambodia, which has played a critical role since 1996 in advocacy for indigenous rights
and resource tenure. Non-Timber Forest Products was registered with the Ministry of
Interior of Royal Government of Kingdom of Cambodia in March 2007. From its
inception, NTFP was founded on the core issues of secure access to land and
sustainable natural resources management, (NRM). The importance of cultural
resources and identity in relation to natural resources emerged during the first phase
(1996-1998). These core issues were addressed by the re-defined mission statement
and strategy which NTFP developed, see below.
