The greater adjutant stork is the second rarest stork species in the world and is classified in the IUCN Red List as Endangered (Birdlife International 2016). The population increase is thanks to the local community in Prek Tuol and Ministry of Environment rangers who are protecting the greater adjutant breeding areas.
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Cambodia charges three Mother Nature activists with conspiracy
The trio now faces an additional sentence of at least 10 years each if convicted on the conspiracy charge.
Endangered cranes still declining
The decline is attributed to human activity and the loss of wetland areas which disrupts feeding and breeding activities, low mating rates, agricultural pollution and a decrease in available food.
ADB Boosts Climate Resilience in Health Systems of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam
A six-year, pioneering regional technical assistance initiative has boosted the capacity of health systems in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), and Viet Nam to respond to climate-induced health threats amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Rare dolphin found dead in Preah Sihanouk
A rare Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin was found dead on Monday along the shores of the Poy Chumteav Mao area in Preah Sihanouk.
MOE ignores ‘twisted’ CYNA report on high forest crimes
Ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra told Khmer Times that the report needs no response because it was a legitimate report that some civil society organisations had stolen to feed the conflict, serve the political agenda and their donors only.
Ramsar designation planned for Boeung Prek Lapouv area
The Boeung Prek Lapouv Protected Landscape Area in Takeo province – renowned as a habitat for many species of rare water and migratory birds – is set to be designated a Ramsar site, or a wetland of international importance.
Domestic revenue a vital source of development financing: UN report
“Cambodia can expect to graduate from Least Developed Country status towards the end of the 2020s. The time to prepare new sources of financing is now as this report makes clear.”
Birdlife and the Ministry of Environment collaborate to rehabilitate forest in Takeo
Birdlife collaborated with the Ministry of Environment to rehabilitate the flooded forests in the Prek Lpou Lake area in Koh Andet district, Takeo province. They plan to restore the flooded forest habitat for fish and the birds in the area.
Rangers crackdown on more than 4,000 natural resource crimes
Most of the cases involved encroachment on state’s forest land in protected areas, illegal logging and poaching, among other crimes.