A forum addressed the “global crisis” of killings and abuses linked to land. Several attendees were former members of Mother Nature Cambodia, an activist group heavily targeted by authorities.
Category: Cambodia
Urban planning should not ignore Cambodia’s invisible entrepreneurs
81.2 percent work in unregulated sectors, lacking social protection, and not always providing enough income for sustenance.
Cambodia’s plastic problem
Phnom Penh is facing a massive pollution problem because of the widespread use of plastic packaging and poor waste management services.
Mekong Military Ties in Focus with Border Exchange
Countries through which the Mekong River – one of the world’s largest, longest rivers – runs, have been working on ways to manage the opportunities and challenges that come from their shared borders.
Trade of coastal sand is damaging wildlife of poorer nations, study finds
Wealthy nations’ drastic increase in construction sand consumption contributes to erosion of estuaries. Sand worth US$752m was imported by Singapore from Cambodia between 2007 and 2016.
Ethnic group claims forest being illegally cut
The loggers sell timber to traders who will distribute them to various depots in the northeast provinces before exporting them to Vietnam.
Southeast Asia’s sustainable development path under threat
The latest dam incident is a strong reminder that profit is not everything, and that dams come with a high risk.
In “Lost World,” a Fisherwoman dredges up deep emotions
She said that since the dredging began, many children have dropped out of school to help families, as it’s much harder to make a living from fishing.