ASIA

Area: 181,035 km²

Geography: Cambodia has a tropical climate with a rainy and a dry season. While it has mostly flat plains, mountains can be found in the Southwest and in the North. ^{(CIA, 2022)}

Land Degradation: Significant drivers of land degradation in Cambodia are deforestation, the expansion of agricultural lands as well as unsustainable land management, all of them enforced through climate change. In the recent decade, deforestation has resulted in a significant loss of forest cover. Coastal ecosystems are endangered by sediment washed loose from deforested areas inland. ^{(CIA, 2022; UNCCD, 2018)}

Sustainable Land Management: In 2018, Cambodia has established its national voluntary Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets with the ambition to achieve LDN by 2030 through restoration activities (reforestation, landscape restoration), forest protection and the reduction of impacts on land. ^{(UNCCD, 2018)}