Villagers living near the compound have claimed that the company logs trees at wildlife sanctuaries – especially at Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary – and passes the timber off as being obtained from within their economic land concessions.
Category: Cambodia
Ministry holds drive to cut plastic bag use in Siem Reap province
Neth Pheaktra, spokesman for the ministry, yesterday said the drive focuses on reducing plastic bag use in the country’s top three producers of waste, which are Phnom Penh and the provinces of Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk.
Pray and protect: faith saves forests of Cambodia
Khoeum Saray is among a dozen or so monks managing a project that is hailed as a model for conservation in a nation with one of the world’s fastest rates of deforestation.
Cambodia’s electric Chinese aid and investment affair
Royal Group displaced Lowe Se San dam-affected villagers for a fraction of what a similar resettlement would have cost in China. Villagers suffered while Royal Group exploited its close ties with the regime to profit enormously.
Scientists at work: bridging the divide between development and conservation in Cambodia
If we are to successfully secure both the livelihoods of local people and the future of endangered species, then it is essential conservation is reconciled with development.
Men nabbed for dolphin zone fishing
Two men have been placed in pre-trial detention for “fishing using electric shock devices” in a Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin conservation zone in Kratie province.
Activists launch ‘Rescue Island’ campaign for Koh Kong Krao
Environmental activists have launched the “Rescue Island” campaign to urge the government to preserve Koh Kong province’s Koh Kong Krao island, Cambodia’s largest, as a national park.