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Category: Cambodia
Illegal logging report disputed
Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment has disputed an environmental NGO report that large-scale illegal logging continues unabated.
Graft props up illegal timber trade: activist
“Investigation of illegal logging and timber smuggling across the border is reported by the media, but nothing changes because timber businesses are supported by state actors,” claimed Environmentalist Ouch Leng.
Endangered baby dolphin sightings
There are only an estimated 80 adults left in the Mekong River. According to WWF, two dolphins died and eight births were recorded since January.
Dam refugees branded as ‘Secessionist’ for denying government offer
Cambodian officials denounced villagers whose homes are expected to be flooded by the Lower Sesan II dam
Speed up land titles: Indigenous groups
The Indigenous People Network and civil society organisations yesterday asked the government to speed up registration of indigenous collective lands.
Deforestation linked to health problems
New research published this week finds that deforestation In Cambodia is associated with increased risk of childhood morbidity and mortality
At Mekong Forum, a focus on US disengagement and China’s rise
As keynote speakers at this year’s Mekong Forum repeatedly underscored the rise of China amid growing unpredictability of U.S. policies, the sole U.S. representative in the half-filled ballroom in Khon Kaen, cut a lonely figure.
Chinese firms urged to invest responsibly
Chinese companies yesterday met with the government and NGOs in an attempt to resolve conflicts caused by investment projects in Cambodia.
Climate change will force mass migration of 1 billion by 2100
Asia Pacific is the most vulnerable region to climate change, and poor people are to be hit the hardest, prompting migration on a massive scale: ADB report