A Plan for Sustainable and Dynamic Green Economic Development in Mondulkiri Adopted
AKP Phnom Penh, February 18, 2021 --

The twenty-year Mondulkiri Provincial Spatial Plan was officially endorsed by the Provincial Council today in a meeting of the representatives of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Mondulkiri Provincial Council members, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), WWF-Cambodia, and the spatial planning technical team.

Spatial plan development included a multi-step stakeholder engagement process that was initiated in January 2017 through the creation of a governance structure. This launch was made possible through funding support from the European Union. Active development of the plan commenced in October 2018 with funding support from the USAID Wildlife Sanctuary Support Programme through WWF Cambodia. The planning process was conducted by a team consisting of the Mondulkiri Core Working Group for spatial planning, a technical consultant team hired by WWF-Cambodia, and technical experts from WWF-Cambodia.
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Committee Okays Mondulkiri Tourism Development Master Plan
AKP Phnom Penh, June 29, 2021 --

National Tourism Development Committee has endorsed the draft Mondulkiri tourism development master plan 2021-2035, according to the committee’s press release AKP received today.

The endorsement was made in a meeting held on June 28 under the chairmanship of H.E. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance and Chairman of the National Tourism Development Committee.

Under the plan, Mondulkiri province is set as an international standard eco-tourism destination and a key supplier of flowers, vegetable, and fruits for domestic demand and export.

The province is expected to welcome 900,000 foreign arrivals and 2 million domestic tourists by 2035, creating 80,000 job opportunities and generating US$500 million direct income and US$1,000 million indirect income.

The master plan will contribute to turning the northeastern area with Mondulkiri province as the core into the country’s fourth economic pole after Phnom Penh capital, the coastal area, and Siem Reap province, and to integrating Mondulkiri with other areas of the country and in the region.
- AKP