N.B. After receiving feedback from Forestry Administration and other organizations, ODC has updated the data on this page and included forest cover 2014, adopting the methodology outlined in the notes that you can read here. Please contact us if you have any questions about these href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/forest-cover/forest-cover-1973-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Fishery resources could fall this year because of a lack of flooding along rivers and waterways impeding fish from travelling freely or finding food to encourage their growth, a fishery official says. Sam Nov, deputy general director of Fishery Administration at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fish-output-likely-to-drop/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has uploaded a new library resource on​ “Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III – LASED III”, which a number of environmental and social risk management documents are available to access. Those documents include Environmental and Social Management Framework href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/new-library-resource-on-land-allocation-for-social-and-economic-development-project-iii-lased-iii/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In building research capacity for students and supporting their thesis writing and under the collaboration between Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and Department of Natural Resource Management and Development (NRMD) of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Open Development Cambodia will provide financial support for students href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/mini-grants-for-bachelor-research-support-opportunity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 07 August 2019, Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) released an statement examine human rights abuses in Cambodia’s microfinance sector. According to their joint report, more than 2 million Cambodians currently have a loan with href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-on-collateral-damage-land-loss-and-abuses-in-cambodias-microfinance-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 10 July 2020, the Ministry of Environment publishes a public notice on the ban of wild orchid trade, which are actively collecting in protected areas due to the buzz on social media about high-end purchases. The ministry added that collecting wild orchid from the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/ministry-of-environment-bans-wild-orchid-trade-in-the-protected-areas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a profile page on “Foreign investment in Cambodia”. This bilingual profile page gives a quick overview of foreign investment in Cambodia, together with related content, such as the definition of foreign investment, the reasons investors invest in Cambodia, priority sectors, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-updates-a-profile-page-on-foreign-investment-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On​ 23​ October​ 2023,​ the​ General​ Department​ of​ Customs​ and​ Excise​ of​ Cambodia​ issued​ a​ press​ release​ on​ the​ ASEAN​ authorized​ economic​ operators​ mutual​ recognition​ arrangement​ (AAMRA)​ after​ the​ Customs​ Administration​ of​ the​ ASEAN​ Member​ States​ signed​ on​ 19​ September​ 2023.AAMRA​ is​ an​ unbounded​ agreement​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-outcome-of-the-plenary-session-of-the-council-of-ministers-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce a Geographic Information System (GIS) Workshop: Fundamentals of QGIS of the three series workshops each of which takes three days. This series workshop aims to provide a comprehensive knowledge on geographic information system and using open-source GIS href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/gis-workshop-fundamentals-of-qgis-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

SDG 9 focuses on the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure and industries, including small-scale enterprises. It encourages scientific research and the upgrade of the technological capabilities of industries. Access to information and communications technology and affordable Internet access are included. The goal has 5 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg-9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) and The Asia Foundation are partnering to organize the first "National Open Data Conference 2024: Open Government Data for Inclusive Development" on the 26th and 27th of March 2024, at the CADT Innovation Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/national-open-data-conference-2024-open-government-data-for-inclusive-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production”, which is one of the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in both Khmer and English languages. Through ODC’s new topic pages on SDG 12, you href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-12-responsible-consumption-and-production/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “SDG 4 Quality education”, which is one of the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in both Khmer and English languages. Through ODC’s new topic page on SDG 4, you will get href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-4-quality-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities”, which is one of the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in both Khmer and English languages. Through ODC’s new topic pages on SDG 11, you href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance yesterday urged companies intending to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) to buy insurance to bolster public confidence. Vice President Bo Chanpiro of the Financial Industry Department of the Ministry of Economy and Finance said the finance sector relies not only href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/insurance-urged-for-csx-listings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Chairman of the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia, Van Sou Ieng, said that even if nutrition is an important factor in productivity, it should not the sole responsibility of the factory owner. “The deduction that the nutrition will automatically improve productivity is not necessarily true. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/third-party-canteens-favoured-by-gmac/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The United States and Cambodian governments on Tuesday released an educational guide that will help Cambodian schools improve the way their students learn, according to a media statement from the U.S. Embassy. The Life Skills Curriculum is the culmination of an extensive collaboration between the Cambodian Ministry of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/u-s-cambodia-release-life-skills-manuals-for-cambodian-schools/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The number of Chinese visitors to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple, one of the World Heritage Sites, has reached 161,700 in the first six months of this year, a 17 percent rise over the same period last year, an official data showed Friday. The data from the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-tourists-to-cambodias-angkor-heritage-site-up-17-pct-in-first-half/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday that he and his government have no rights to order the courts to arrest or release any suspects who have committed crimes. “I and the government have no rights to order the judiciary, the court to arrest anyone based href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-says-govt-has-no-rights-to-control-judiciary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In a new report, U.K. environmental rights group Global Witness places Cambodian timber magnate Try Pheap at the heart of a vast illegal logging operation driving the country’s rarest tree species to the brink of extinction with the collusion of government and military officials. “The Cost href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/timber-trader-try-pheap-linked-to-logging-racket/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...