Systematic Survey Report of Dalbergia cochinchinensis and Dalbergia oliveri for Piloting Assessment on Sustainable Genetic Conservation in Choam Ksant district, Preah Vihear Province.

As there are no official statistics, differentiated by species, that are available for D. cochinchinensis and D. oliveri in Cambodia, nor are they very well-documented, this report provides an assessment of the natural population density of these two species in forest habitats. The average population density of D. cochinchinensis was 113.1± 64.5 plants/ha, and there were only 2.6 plants/ha with diameters ≥ 5 cm. In addition, the overall average population density of D. oliveri was 234.5 ± 191.5 plants/ha, yet there were only 0.8 plants/ha with diameters ≥ 5cm. The principal beneficiaries of the project will include (i) local communities, small- and mediumscale farmers, landowners, and private sector companies that participated in the project; and (ii) forest resource and land use management practitioners and planners who are involved in managing and conserving the two Dalbergia species.

Country name: Cambodia

Project title: Integrating the Development of Guidelines and Incentives for Piloting the
Establishment of Small-scale Private Dalbergia Plantations with the Determination of a Nondetriment
Findings Report in Preah Vihear Province in Cambodia

Project duration:18 months

Implementing agency: The Department of Forest Plantations and Private Forest
Development and the Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity in the Cambodia Forestry
Administration

Authors of the news item: Mr. Say Sinly, Mr. Hort Sothea, Mr. Chheang Dany, and the Project Team

Contact for further information: saysinlyrua@gmail.com; wpo@online.com.kh

Planted trees of D. cochinchinensis that were sourced from regrowth of stumps and roots in
local forests that started to blossom and fruit at 5-6 years old (left) and the population density and
diameter distribution represented in the reverse J-shaped curve for D. cochinchinensis (right)