Category: Cambodia
Cambodia-China Sign Cooperation Agreement on 19 Mekong-Lancang Projects
The projects were approved last December, totaling US$ 7.7 million, mostly covering activities related to capacity-building, education, research and exchange programs
Residents want to take part in Prey Lang forest management
Puth Chim, a representative of an indigenous community, said they should be allowed to participate in protecting the forest.
CYP to investigate deforestation
Cambodian Youth Party president Pich Sros yesterday said ministries tasked with preventing deforestation have no regular preventive measures against the crime.
Brexit and EU sanctions threaten Cambodia economic crisis
Teetering on the verge of economic crisis: Cambodia faces higher export tariffs into Britain due to Brexit at a time when the European Union is considering suspending duty-free access.
Illegal logging denied in Mondulkiri province
Activist Heng Sros, 24, from the Cambodian Human Rights Task Force, yesterday said that the private companies received permission to transport high quality timber to Vietnam.
Environment ministry works to better identify timber sources
“I think the [ministry’s] response and [ministries] accusing each other shows there is no clear legal mechanism. I met with the Ministry of Interior’s secretary of state who said it was difficult to prevent [illegal logging].”