ccording to Forest News, Cambodia loses about 208,000 hectares of forest every year from logging. Now some local residents are fighting back and asking for help.
Category: Cambodia
Reducing risk, reaping resilience in Cambodia
Over one thousand years after the decline of Angkor we cannot know for sure what drove its decline. But with early warning and action at the local level, Cambodia will build a climate-resilient sustainable future.
Deforestation warming Cambodia, activists say
But government disagrees, says global warming is something happening in other countries
Tackling plastic pollution for communities and coral reefs in coastal Cambodia
New results clearly demonstrate the enormous plastic pollution problem facing Cambodia’s coastal wildlife and communities, highlighting an urgent need to tackle the issue at its source.
GEF aids fishing communities in adapting to climate change
The project will involve carrying out vulnerability assessments for men and women in fishing communities in coastal areas and developing strategies to help them adapt to climate change.
Monitoring group blames rise in Cambodia’s forest crimes on authorities turning blind eye
Government calls it a publicity stunt with a hidden political agenda and an attempt to mislead the public and discredit the government’s efforts in protecting and preserving natural resources.
Cambodia’s islands are under threat. This woman is trying to save them.
A culture of environmental care doesn’t always emerge organically. On the Cambodian island of Koh Sdach, one woman has taken it upon herself to plant the seeds of environmental stewardship.
As Cambodia swelters, climate-change suspicion falls on deforestation
The Cambodian government has denied this connection, but emerging science provides compelling links between the two issues.