This month’s discovery of trinkets carved from the tusks of extinct woolly mammoths is just the latest evidence that Cambodia is playing a growing role in the international illegal ivory trade
Category: Cambodia
China pledges $800m in aid to Cambodia
Mr Hun Sen is on a three-day visit to China where he asked for more aid and investment in his country’s crucial textile industry.
‘Empty Forest Syndrome’ Creeps into Northeastern Cambodia
The roar of the tiger has been replaced by the growl of the chain saw in Northeastern Cambodia’s Virachey National Park.
Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake: where fishermen have no fish and no hope
The body of water provides most the country’s protein production. But overfishing and climate change threaten life on the lake
Farmers urged to get crop insurance
GIZ Country Director said crop insurance is a shelter for farmers, mitigating the risk of having their fields destroyed by flooding and drought.
Cambodia ‘at risk from geopolitical manoeuvres’
The Korean peninsula issue, the South China Sea dispute and human rights violations in Myanmar were also of particular concern.
Ministry institutes new permanent secretariat to prevent forest crimes
The core task of this unit mainly focuses on rosewood because the species is rare in the country: official.
Sihanoukville families push for dispute solution
Villagers claimed they were evicted from their land to pave way for a property development project owned by a well-connected family without any compensation.
Turning Temple Town green through ‘upcycling’
A social enterprise in Siem Reap came up with innovative solutions to the accumulating wastes at the tourism hot spot of Siem Reap. It “upcycles” refuse into biofuel, soap and durable goods.
Report: Illegal Logging Still Rampant in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Forest
Grassroot forest protection group’s 7th Monitoring Report, published Monday, also says that the government is making the situation worse by requiring permits to patrol the forest.