Originally when people came to clear the land, they persuaded the local authorities to issue a letter recognising their private ownership, despite indigenous residents having used part of the public land as a cemetery.
Category: Cambodia
Thai and Cambodian Mekong Committees agree on risk mitigation measures
Priorities include flood and drought mitigation plans, database management on flood and drought, hydromet network improvements, and regional capacity building on flood and drought management.
New film showcases monk’s efforts to save forests
Jungle Guard is a documentary film that portrays the life of a unique Buddhist monk community that voluntarily assumed the role of protector of a large parcel of natural forest and its indigenous wildlife, fish and related resources.
imber Company in Cambodia Continues to Collect Wood From Protected Forest Areas
A timber company in Cambodia is ignoring environmental protection laws by transporting felled trees by night from protected forests in the country.
In Cambodia, the BRI must benefit locals too
They view projects as staffing too many Chinese, offering limited job opportunities to local people. They also complain about Chinese businesses crowding out local businesses, with Chinese money inflating prices.
No paradise island: waters off Cambodia’s Koh Rong a giant sewage dump
The latest incidents comes despite Cambodia’s Prime Minister Prime Minister Hun Sen ordering last December that “we must ensure that all the polluted water will not flow into our sea”.