Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (KSWS, previously Seima Protection Forest) covers 292,690 ha. It is located in eastern Cambodia, mainly in Mondulkiri Province with a small area extending into Kratie Province. The REDD+ Project Area covers 166,983 ha of forest in the core area of KSWS. The SPF was created by a Prime Ministerial Subdecree in late 2009, becoming KSWS in 2016 under management of the Ministry of Environment.