and understanding of IP issues and processes by all actors involved, IP issues will not receive the attention they warrant. Independent judiciary. IP land and resource rights will never be fully realized if the courts in Cambodia refuse to follow the letter of the law and choose to follow their personal financial interests. Therefore judiciary reform, training and education of judges is an absolute must. Best practices’ for replication and upscaling Communal land title registration. The ILO office in Cambodia is working closely with local NGOs in Ratanakiri and Mundolkiri provinces (NTFP, DPA, HA, ICSO in Ratanakiri and MVI, DPA, Vigilance, WCS in Mondulkiri) on a project which aims to incorporate indigenous communities as legal entities under the Land Law 2001, so that they are eligible to apply for a collective title with the MoI. The objective of the project is to have as many communities as possible incorporated legally to facilitate a claim to the Ministry of Land Management to begin the process of securing land titles for indigenous communities (IFAD, p. 21). As part of the project, the ILO has been working closely with the MoI to increase its capacity to deal with applications for a legal recognition of IP communities. Empowerment through education and awareness raising. IP communities in Ratanakiri and Mundolkiri provinces are increasingly strong and are very vocal about their grievances vis-àvis land grabs and illegal logging. They organize protests, demand information, issue letters of complaint (with the assistance of CSOs and local activists) and participate in stakeholder meetings. Community media project. Some of the active members of the IPPN take part in the Community Media Project, which in turn supports IP community initiatives. The Project also promotes IP networks and key community members’ voices through radio live talk-show programs, radio and TV productions related to indigenous people’s issues meant to raise awareness among the general public and to promote grassroots communication, information and IP voices in the mainstream media. Centralized IP network. ADHOC recived funding from the UK Government for a project aimed at connecting IPs from all the provinces across Cambodia. IRAM members are allegedly working on a similar inititative. It could be a good idea for the two organizations to cooperate and join their forces in this very important effort. Video documentary project. On 9 August 2013 the NGO Forum organized a screening of a documentary “The Other Cambodia: Indigenous Land and Rights.“ The documentary, which combined efforts by IP activists and a filmmaker hired by NGO Forum presented a very concise and compelling case of land grabbing in the northern regions of Cambodia. Community empowerment project. ICSO runs a community empowerment project directed at IRAM members. The project provides rights training as well as financial, logistical and mentoring support to IP representatives chosen by the organization. Strategic linkages to be pursued by IP organizations and CSOs IPs. The most important linkages IP organizations need to pursue are the ones among themselves. Lok Niti 39

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