Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construct, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Rural Development, and Provincial Administration Accelerated a Communal Land Title Registration Process

In May 2023, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (MLMUPC), Ministry of Interior (MoI), Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), and Provincial Administration accelerated a Communal Land Title registration process in Samlot district, Battambang province.

The significant achievement resulted from a series of activities conducted by LAHRiN and NF4.

·       In January 2023, the NGOF coordinated a multi-stakeholder, consisting of a representative from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Rural Development, provincial administration, local authority, and NGOs including CLEC and LICADHO, to visit Phnom Rey village, Ta Tok commune, Samlot district, Battambang province where the IP communities have requested for CLT registration for a decade. The exposure visit aimed to better understand the Indigenous Communal Land Title (ICLT) process and key challenges faced by the Indigenous Peoples Community (IPC). The Ministry of Interior pledged support for updating the list of IP community members, and the sub-national government committed to coordinating demining activities in the area.

·       In February, the NGOF in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior, provincial authorities, and CSOs like LAHRiN and CLEC, conducted capacity-building sessions for IP community leaders and supported the organization of a community congress to expedite the CLT process in Phnom Rey.

·       In February NGOF provided capacity building to community leaders on land application formats and procedures, updating the list of community members, and adhering to legal requirements and procedures for IP communities.