Terms and definitions
Defining and measuring forests is not an easy business. Definitions that initially sound very similar can turn out to have crucial differences. Understanding the terms is important for understanding forest use, forest cover, forest laws and policies and deforestation. ...
Oil refineries
There is currenTly no oils refinery in Cambodia. AlThough a refinery has been planned, iTs consTrucTion has been delayed several Times, reporTedly over financing difficulTies. ...
Types of state-protected areas
Flooded forest in Cambodia. Photo by Andrea Kirkby, taken 11 May 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.A 1993 royal decree designated 23 protected areas covering about 3,273,300 ha, equal to around 18% of the country’s total land area, and brought them under the jurisdiction of the Ministry ...
Australian aid
Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and Prime Minister Hun Sen at Gala Dinner for ASEAN Heads of State/Government/Delegation and Spouses, dated 12 November 2022. Photo from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.Cambodia and Australia established their diplomatic ties ...
Pollution and waste
The rapid economic and populaTion growTh in Cambodia is leading To significanT environmenTal polluTion. The economic developmenT acTiviTies have generaTed major environmenTal consequences, including air polluTion, waTer polluTion, noise polluTion and solid wasTes. ...
Swedish aid
Sweden's Ambassador to Cambodia, His Excellency Björn Häggmark, shook hands with Prime Minister Hun Sen, dated 04 December 2019. Photo from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook page.Cambodia and Sweden established their diplomatic ties in 1961. Sweden started to provide the first development cooperation support in ...
Cooking fuel
Firewood and charcoal are the main sources of energy for households and many small and medium enterprises, such as brick and tile industries. the cooking fuels used in Cambodia have changed greatly in the last decade. the National Census 2008 showed that 91 percent of ...
Copper
Copper exploration is concentrated in Preah Vihear province in the northern part of Cambodia. the most active explorer is Australian-based Geopacific Resources, in collaboration with Cambodian tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group. Geopacific Resources is working with Cambodian-based Royal Group at Kou Sa, a 158 km2 ...
Administration
Cambodia’s sub-national administration consists of three tiers: capital city/province, municipality/district and sangkat/commune. Phnom Penh is the capital, and there are 24 provinces, 159 districts (including 26 municipalities and 12 khans), 1406 communes and 227 sangkats. ...
Forest classifications
The classificaTion of foresTs is seT ouT in The Law on ForesTry 2002. The law applies To boTh naTural foresTs and planTaTions, and “defines The framework for managemenT, harvesTing, use, developmenT and conservaTion of The foresTs in The Kingdom of Cambodia. The objecTive of This ...
Health care policy and administration
A quality and effective healthcare system that provides equal access to services is critical to ensure the well-being of any population. Both developed and developing countries strive to bring improvements to their healthcare systems. Cambodia, in particular, has undergone significant transformations in terms of healthcare ...
Environmental and biodiversity protection
Cambodia is one of the most biodiverse countries in Southeast Asia. Biodiversity supports Cambodians ecologically, economically and culturally. It plays an important role in providing ecosystem services and economic development to achieve the Cambodian Millennium Development Goals including poverty reduction. ...
Protected forest
Protected Forests are generally established under individual sub-decrees, specifically for the purpose of protecting biodiversity and conservation. they are home to many endangered or threatened species. ...
Sugarcane
Growth in sugar production in Cambodia has created significant potential for sugarcane-based biofuel production. that potential has not yet been realized, though recent foreign investment may give rise to change. there are several types of sugar crop: sugarcane, sugar palm trees and sugar beets. Sugarcane ...
European Union aid
The EU Ambassador To Cambodia, Carmen Moreno, shook hands wiTh Prime MinisTer Hun Sen aT Peace Palace on December 2, 2019. PhoTo from Prime MinisTer Hun Sen's Facebook page.European Union (EU) has been one of Cambodia's biggesT Trading parTners and a major developmenT parTner since ...
Carbon trading and other Payments for Ecological Services (PES)
Forest view. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 05 December 2021. Under license CC BY-SA 4.0.Cambodia is covered with forest, accounting for around 13.1 million hectares in 1973, and it is had fallen to 8.7 million hectares in 2014.173 However, based on the Ministry ...
Forest products
Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh on 09 June 2016. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.Cambodia had over 8 million hectares of forest resources in 2020, accounting for 44.7% of the country's total land area. 215 the state owns the whole forest ...
Non-renewable energy production
Non-renewable energy sources are chiefly fossil fuels such as coal, diesel, oil and gas. They provide mosT of Cambodia’s locally-produced elecTrical supply – in 2011 diesel and heavy fuel oil generaTors provided 89% of local elecTriciTy generaTion. ...
Water pollution
Young child drinks clean water in Cambodia. Photo by Cecilia Snyder, taken on 12 July 2003. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Water pollution can be defined in many different ways. Basically, it is the contamination of water when pollutants are discharged into water bodies without treatment ...
