In Cambodia, access and benefits-sharing (ABS) is a newly emerging issue; there is a need for capacity building and awareness-raising at all levels, and a need to bolster communication, networking, and policy. Cambodia has ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, and is developing legislation, frameworks, regulations, and national policies on ABS. This effort will generate long term guidance on the issues of capacity building and ABS implementation, and will help achieve the three objectives of the CBD. ABS legislation will inspire action and increase biodiversity knowledge among all stakeholders. Cambodia’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) will: Strengthen communication, education and public awareness on ABS; develop and implement ABS legislation; and enhance the enabling environment for the development of ABS legislation and implementation of the Nagoya Protocol.