"I have a great pleasure to help YoungEco for their crucial role in promoting environmental sustainability through education, awareness raising, and youth engagement for climate action. Youth are the integral group for society’s progress towards a sustainable world, and I believe YoungEco can play a critical part in achieving this vision."

Dr. Phanith Chou is the environmental economist. He is a professor at the Department of Natural Resource Management and Development, Faculty of Development Studies, Royal University of Phnom Penh. Dr. Phanith has strong professional background and experience for more than 13 years in conducting research on ecosystem services assessment, environmental impact assessment, training, providing recommendations for policy development, implementing numerous projects, supervising Master's and PhD students, and supporting development in Cambodia. He has demonstrated his capacity with government and international development agencies and private sectors, including the Ministry of Environment, Biodiversity Landscape Fund (BLF), ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), UNEP-WCMC, GIZ, USAID, UNDP, JICA, GERES, WWF, WCS, UNESCO, UNIDO, ADB, ADPC, EEPSEA, and ICEM, etc. 

Presently, he is doing research and consulting on ecosystem service valuation, REDD+, economic assessment of nature-based solutions, sustainable food systems, and digital agriculture extension services.