“It showed a large-scale, systematic and complete removal of mangrove forest at an industrial scale by heavy machinery.”
Category: Cambodia
Indigenous People Protest Over Farmland in Keo Seima Sanctuary
More than 200 indigenous people in Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima district protested on Tuesday for access to farmland inside a wildlife sanctuary, which the Environment Ministry banned them from last month.
Timber theft is down overall in Prey Lang but perpetrators persist
“We call on the relevant ministries to stop using the inter-ministerial fine mechanism and use a stricter law. Violators have been fined, but the logging continued, and the loggers are the same people.”
Ministry to give mining rights for four coal sites
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is set to review applications soon for rights to four coal mining concession areas – totalling 794sq km – it opened late in March in the Kingdom’s north.
As loggers exploit virus, Cambodian forest protectors defy state ban
Logging in the protected Prey Lang forest has ramped up during the coronavirus pandemic – NGO continues to monitor the destruction despite government threats of legal action to stop that work.
Carbon credits up in forests
Thot Sokha, a member of the forestry community at the sanctuary said that he was not aware of Sam Al’s message to the officers, but local officials have done little to prevent forest crimes and land encroachments.
Officials deny forest-cutting claims
Forest activists conducted a 10-day forest crimes investigation in the Prey Lang region and claimed to have found more than 200 workers camping in five different locations cutting down about 2,000 trees.
In the Mekong, a Confluence of Calamities
Once the acute crisis sparked by the coronavirus threat has passed, Cambodia and its neighbors will still be faced with the long-term challenge of ensuring a sustainable and vibrant Mekong River system.
Government makes push for organic veggies
The regulation aims to raise confidence among producers and consumers and ensures quality, safe food products in line with organic standards.