Category: Cambodia
Plundering Cambodia’s Forests
Huge convoys of trucks packed with timber, drive straight out of protected areas and across the border into Vietnam, yet the EU has struck a deal with Vietnam that will allow it to certify its own timber exports to Europe.
Cambodia, Vietnam to collaborate in smart cities
The report did not mention the details of the cooperation but said that both countries could benefit from the exchange of ideas, experience, and technology.
Mondulkiri activist calls on committee to probe Lim Royal
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.
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.