Environment and natural resources

Forests and forestry

Technical Mapping Meet-up: Strengthening knowledge on forest cover mapping and remote sensing

On 20 March 2026, a Technical Mapping Meet-up was successfully organized, bringing together 37 participants (including 19 females) from diverse backgrounds, including GIS practitioners, government representatives, researchers, students, and mapping enthusiasts.The event provided a collaborative platform to exchange knowledge and practical experiences related to forest ...

Co-designing community-friendly forest monitoring tool: Highlights from stakeholder consultation

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) conducted a Stakeholder Consultation on Co-Designing Community-Friendly Forest Monitoring Tool on 18 December 2025 with a total of 25 participants. This consultation aims to gather insights on the Forest Dis from civil society organizations (CSOs), community-based organization (CBOs), and community ...

Strengthening the Forest Disturbance Platform through community engagement

The Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team conducted field visits to three communities in Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, and Kratie provinces to hold community meetings and gather local input. These engagements helped deepen understanding of community needs, challenges, and local geographic contexts, and informed improvements to the forest ...

Technical mapping meet-up: Enhancing conservation efforts through geospatial technology

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a half-day Technical Mapping Meet-up on December 9, 2025. The event brought together technical experts, conservation practitioners, and local stakeholders to exchange insights on how geospatial technologies can strengthen forest monitoring and conservation efforts across Cambodia.With 17 participants, including researchers, ...

Technical mapping meet-up: strengthening forest mapping through geospatial technology

Open Development Cambodia (ODC), with support from Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), hosted a half-day “Technical Mapping Meet-Up” on 17 November 2025. The event created an open space for technical experts and local stakeholders to exchange ideas and explore how geospatial tools can advance forest conservation ...

Data storytelling by data visualization trainees

Data is an essential component of every organization and journalist. Finding the value in data and communicating that value to your target audience needs time. Simply displaying spreadsheets with rows of numbers is insufficient for demonstrating the significance of data. However, when data is presented ...

ODC joins consultation workshop on verification result of reviewed forestry and protected area laws

On​ 16​ January​ 2018,​ Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ is​ invited​ to​ participate​ in​ the​ consultation​ workshop​ on​ verification​ result​ of​ reviewed​ Forestry​ and​ Protected​ laws​ at​ Himawari​ hotel.​ This​ workshop​ is​ attended​ by​ 24​ international​ and​ national​ non-governmental​ organizations​ representatives,​ technical​ officers​ from​ Ministry​ of​ Environment​ ...

PPMM #22: Highwater Risk Analysis & [Forest Cover] Change Detection

PPMM #22: Highwater Risk Analysis & [Forest Cover] Change DetectionPlease consider yourself invited!In honor of the recent Water Festival, let’s re-celebrate it in our own geeky way – via mapping. WaterSHED Cambodia and 1001 Fountaines took a raincheck but expressed an interest in giving a ...

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