About 35ha of Toap Mean community forest land in Kampong Speu province’s Thpong district has been encroached on by unknown individuals who fenced off and planted crops on 30ha of the land. ...

A herd of eight elephants were spotted by conservationists from the Mondulkiri Provincial Department of Environment and WWF researchers yesterday in Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary. ...

Speaking at a press conference on the progress and future direction of Phnom Penh on March 1, Deputy governor Keut Che said that from 2019 through 2021, the administration has solved the problems of 150 out of the 300 poor communities living on state public ...

Mondulkiri prosecutors are questioning four people arrested after a confrontation between authorities and residents over an alleged land grab in Keo Seima district. ...

Cambodia has netted more than $15 million from gold production as of end-December, which has yielded over 5.3 tonnes of dore bars – a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, usually at about 90 per cent purity – since the first commercial gold ...

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation has suspended Phoenix Industrial’s operations after the factory discharged waste into the Sangke River in Phleav village, Treng commune, Ratanak Mondul district in Battambang province. ...

Cambodia produces more than four million tons of garbage a year, and only a half was disposed of at dumping sites, Ministry of Environment’s secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra said on Tuesday. ...

On 18 October 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on a​ courtesy​ meeting​ between​ H.E​ Dr.​ Aun​ Pornmoniroth,​ Deputy​ Prime​ Minister​ and​ Minister​ of​ Economy​ and​ Finance,​ with​ Dr.​ Lee​ Joong​ Keun,​ Chairman​ of​ Booyoung​ Group​ of​ the​ Republic​ of​ ...

In late August, a dedicated wildlife monitoring team from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Cambodia) in Mondulkiri province made a remarkable discovery – locating another rare sarus crane nest, in which two newborn birds had been safely hatched. Sharing the encouraging news on September 4, WCS ...

The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is holding a four-day workshop from July 12-15. ...

Residents facing potential eviction from the capital’s Boeng Tamok lake — which is in the process of being filled in with sand — held a “cursing ceremony” against the developers and officials’ relatives who are taking and selling their land. ...

On 07 September 2022, Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Alliance (CIPA) issued a notice on press conference on amending the Protected Area Law and Forest Law affecting indigenous communities.Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Alliance (CIPA) will hold a press conference on the results of the amendment of the protected ...

Siem Reap governor Tea Seiha said that in the past five years, the province has registered a total of 48,476 land titles. ...

A total of 20,574 companies, with cumulative “registered share capital” of $5.77 billion, were successfully registered on the Online Business Registration Platform – also known as the “Single Portal” – as of December 26 at 2pm, the Online Business Registration Service (“OBRS”) reported. ...

Wildlife conservation NGO, Fauna and Flora, and related ministries have expressed elation at recording footage of the elusive large-antlered muntjac, Muntiacus vuquangensis, in northeastern Cambodia’s Virachey National Park. ...

 Three Bunong indigenous family members were arrested by Mondulkiri provincial police on Sunday over a land dispute in Chamkar Te Village, Spean Thmor Commune. ...

“2019” was the year with the highest number of road accidents during the last five years, with 4,141 cases, resulting in 2,151 deaths, 4,097 serious injuries and 7,271 minor injuries. ...

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sport of Cambodia, along with representatives from the World Food Programme (WFP), participated in the inaugural Global School Meals Coalition summit held in Paris. ...

Lists and describes protected areas and community forests in Cambodia, which may also be viewed on an interactive map. ...

Most years the rice fields outside Battambang are an unbroken sea of electric green, but this year they look more like a patchwork quilt. Some paddies are a healthy green, but others are a sickly yellow, while others are little more than empty, muddy fields ...