 In the context of the Mekong region, it has limited rule of law and inaccessible justice system. Farmers and indigenous people who are impacted by land conflict often have limited options available to them to protect their land and resource rights. Intensive rubber development, both small and large scale in Southeast Asia, has been a major driver for land grabbing and deforestation. Both small-honder and large-scale production can achieve similar years and be more sustainable. But support for small-honders by the governments and private sector is lacking. Rubber investors have generally failed to respect the tenure rights of small-honder farmers and not acted responsibly with respect to land management, environmental protection and labor conditions. In fact, standards for sustainable and responsible natural rubber production have been promulgated by the investment resource countries in the region. But the extent to which the companies are abiding by the laws and respecting voluntary guidelines in their investment practices is still limited. We need to support funding from Mekong region land governance. Projects Oxfam allows in Cambodia and Vietnam are implementing the project to improve their responsible rubber investment practice in the countries. The purpose of this initiative is to ensure that private sector respect the tenure rights of small-honder to improve responsible agriculture investment policies and practices in the rubber sector. By engaging with selected rubber companies who are investing in the countries that aims to promote the responsible policy and sustainable practice and we enforce the implementation of the relevant guidelines on responsible agriculture investment. Together Oxfam and partners implementing this project, the main activities under these NSDPs are identified the criteria and listing rubber companies to engage in the region. Then we conduct the study of the selected companies with the rubber investment in the region using the follow the money methodology that implementing by inclusion development international or IDIs. Then we select and support the companies in piloting implementation of the relevant guidelines including engagement action plan, assist the companies in identifying compliance gaps and improving their performance including development monitoring framework and also support. We select the companies in identifying documenting practices, change stories for the company's cases and in the meantime it should be and support a sharing network between the companies in the country level and in the region level. And finally by the end of this project we plan to conduct and support policy dialogues and forums but currently we are at the stage of supporting the company piloting the guidelines. The project team met with total 17 companies, 10 in the house and 17 companies about potential cooperation to improve and strengthen business operations towards sustainable and responsible investment in rubber. Issue discussed with the company including the existing concerns related to conflict of the land borders with local communities, lake of labor force, the decreasing supplies of rubber, technical capacity scale of worker and their current export situation in the light of COVID-19 pandemic. This company were informed about China chamber of commerce and metals, minerals and chemicals of CCCMC guy life of sustainable natural rubber and also other relevant skylines. 10 companies, 4 in the house and 6 companies in Cambodia agreed to participate in the project and piloting the guidelines. The challenges of implementing these projects are the COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on the implementation of the projects. As a phase to phase meeting were often kept in minimum given the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of physical interaction between stakeholders has been a barrier to build trust and close collaboration. Making it more difficult to engage with the private sector and other key stakeholders. Some companies were reluctant to participate in the meeting organized by INGO, given negative place related to the rubber production practices and impact to local communities. At the companies were uncomfortable speaking at the meeting or in the forum and were distrustful of the engagement in the projects as they assume INGO would name and shame them. During the process of please screening for selecting the company consulting with the companies, some companies share a negative impression of INGO based on previous experience and aggressive advocacy approaches that use naming and jamming. We are providing practical advice and opportunities to resolve the issue. Oxfam has taken this feedback very seriously and will be tactical in identifying influencing approaches to support the companies to improve practices. The follow the money study will identify hidden pressure points where communities and other interested parties can direct their advocacy to get the results. This information will be key to the development of the future, more effective strategies to prevent harm, scare and support local communities to take control of their own development.