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Participants of the Cambodia YLP had the unique challenge of working closely with the Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités in Cambodia (GERES), an international NGO with an established office in Phnom Penh, which is focused on delivery of energy-efficient technologies and promotion of rural income generation opportunities via products produced from its technologies. As part of wider efforts to combat deforestation and poverty in the country, participants worked closely with GERES to develop a business plan which would bring about the establishment of a separate social enterprise to market high-demand quality rural products such as palm sugar, wood vinegar and green charcoal in Cambodia and abroad. In particular, the business plan provides a viable long-term solution to Cambodia’s deforestation and energy problem by promoting development of the rural economy and sustainable resource management.