evidence: Indigenous peoples are found in 22 provinces throughout Cambodia, with the majority of them concentrated in the northern and northeast parts, including Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, Kratie, Preah Vihear, and Stung Treng provinces. The spread of indigenous peoples could be attributed to occupation, education, marriages, and other factors.11 The long-term well-being of indigenous cultures is strongly linked to their land use systems and access to forest resources. They practice rotational (shifting) cultivation and animal husbandry, and in forests, harvest rattan and vine, resin, cardamom, and honey. Weaving is another key source of income. Some income sources depend on location, such as zircon gemstone mining outside Banlung in Ratanakiri. [...] By 2022, 152 indigenous communities have registered with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) as legal entities, and 94 have requested communal land titles from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC). 26 of these communities were suspended due to various challenges and encounters. 38 indigenous communities in four provinces have received communal land titles totaling 39,342 hectares: Stung Treng (02 communities), Kratie (04 communities), Mondulkiri (07 communities), and Ratanakiri (25 communities).14 [...] - 16. Bunly Soeung, "Campaigns, criminalization and concessions: indigenous land rights in Cambodia," new mandala, 11 August 2022, accessed on 27 February 2023.