The project started in March 2000 and will end in December 2007. BPAMP is funded by a Learning and Innovation Credit from the World Bank, a grant from the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund and counterpart funding from the Royal Government of Cambodia. A comprehensive overview of the project's achievements until the end of 2006 can be downloaded by clicking here.

BPAMP’s activities focus on a pilot site, Virachey National Park, and on the National Level. The two objectives of the project are:

• to develop and test proactive measures to minimise unsustainable exploitation and degradation of the biodiversity of national and global significance in the Virachey National Park, and
• to use the experiences gained from Virachey National Park to help formulate models for the development of the National Protected Area System of Cambodia.

In Virachey National Park the project develops and tests pilot initiatives in support of effective park management, and develops, tests and replicates proactive measures which involve local communities more directly in the planning and co-management of Virachey National Park. The lessons derived from these initiatives are used to formulate national models for effective protected area management. BPAMP carries out activities in the fields of

• park protection and management
• community development and outreach
• ecotourism
• information management

Project activities at the National Level are carried out by the National Policy and Capacity Building Component, and help the Ministry of Environment to develop and implement the key elements of a long-term strategy to further develop the National Protected Area System and improve its management. Key national level activities are:

• supporting the development and passage of a national protected area law
• producing a protected area system plan
• producing a tool kit for protected area development and management
• developing a protected area financing strategy
• developing and maintaining a management information system
• coordinating the development of national ranger training curriculum
• developing a national outreach programme
• supporting the Ministry with the development of community protected area guidelines
• facilitating the drafting of a transboundary cooperation agreement

All aspects of project planning and implementation are supported by a Project Management Unit.

The project’s activities and outputs are documented in several ways:

• technical reports and manuals
• annual project reports
• geospatial data
• newsletters