forestry played an important role in the 1990s, with significant illegal logging. Since strong regulations were put in place around 2000,massive logging has been curbed and activity in the sector relates more to community-level logging – as forestry continues for many communities to play a supporting role for rural livelihoods. Cambodia’s forests are estimated to cover about 11 million ha (or 60 percent of the country), although there is considerable debate about this statistic.