Category: Cambodia
Cambodia’s sanctuaries under threat
Rampant corruption means that officials close one eye to the harvesting and smuggling of illegal timber – mostly to China and Vietnam – with this rapid deforestation threatening Cambodia’s economy, food security and biodiversity.
Environmentalist warns of long-term impacts of reckless hydropower development
Hydropower-reliant countries will face significant negative impacts in the long-term and could see a repeat of the tragic bursting of the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy dam in Laos last July that killed dozens.
Cambodian sanctuary ravaged by logging
Corruption is fueling widespread destruction of protected forests; Beng Per Sanctuary north of Phnom Penh has lost 60% of its forest
Environment Ministry campaign tackles plastic
On a voluntary basis, the ministry urges vendors to stop providing free plastic bags to customers in order to support people who produce non-plastic bags and thereby boosting their living standards.
Cambodia to benefit substantially from China’s BRI: Moody’s
For countries with weaker fiscal and external positions and large volumes of non-concessional funding, however, BRI project financing tends to exacerbate debt sustainability and balance of payments.
Court summons issued to Mother Nature founder
Gonzalez-Davidson, along with two other co-founders of Mother Nature, was charged under Articles 29 and 424 of the Criminal Code. The case involved their repeated obstruction to sand-dredging activities in the province.