More investment in infrastructure is needed to support continued growth in Asia and the Pacific and combat climate change, Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Takehiko Nakao said in his opening address at the 50th annual meeting of ADB’s board of governors on Saturday.
Category: Cambodia
Guidebook Highlights the Beautiful Birds of Cambodia’s Sandan Ecotourism Site
Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project (USAID SFB) is offering a free, easy-to-use guidebook about the birds at Cambodia’s Kampong Thom’s Sandan community-based ecotourism site.
Helping Cambodian communities to use natural resources sustainably
Save Cambodia’s Wildlife (SCW) with partner ForumSyd and financial support from the Embassy of Sweden is proud to announce thenew project “Increasing community access, control and sustainable use of natural resources and community climate change resilience”.
Power to the provinces
People in Svay Rieng, Prey Veng and Kandal provinces are to benefit from stable electricity supplies after a $75 million project to expand the national grid went online yesterday.
Pulling the plug on power in Cambodia
The cityscape of Phnom Penh resembles a work in progress. On a strip of land marking the cross-section of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, a new hotel under construction and empty plots face the centuries-old Royal Palace.
In Cambodia, 5 Years After Chut Wutty’s Killing, Questions Remain
The late environmental activist Chut Wutty was prepared for his own death — “any time.”
Study Shows Impacts of ELCs on Forest and Livelihoods
While ELCs do have some positive impacts, like employment opportunities, new technologies, access to health and improved infrastructure, the negative impacts outweigh these and local communities as well as forest and wildlife are threatened by loss of land, culture and traditions.
Protected birds come under threat
A protected bird species has come under renewed threat after land-grabbers invaded Preah Vihear province’s Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary and destroyed their habitat.
Enormous Fish Make One of the World’s Largest Migrations
Billions of fish make an annual trek through the rivers of Southeast Asia, supporting millions of people. Yet scientists still don’t know much about them.
Dam blamed as dolphins vanish
The last remaining Irrawaddy dolphins have stopped coming to a stretch of the Mekong river in Preah Rumkel commune due to the Don Sahong hydropower dam in nearby Laos, locals have warned.