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Some Return After Eviction From Coastal Resort Development

27 July 2013
VOA Khmer
Environment and natural resources / Land / Marine and coastal areas / Water resources
Adhoc / Botumsakor district / Botumsakor National Park / Chamlong Kor / Chamlong Kor village / Chinese companies / Chinese Union Development Group / Coastline / compensation / environment / environmental destruction / evictions / forced evictions / Koh Kong / Koh Kong Province / land disputes / land tenure / Orn Phearak / Protected areas / Relocation / relocation sites / resorts / Union Development Group

Thousands of people have been evicted from their homes to make way for a Chinese development in Koh Kong province. But some of the families have returned to their land, leaving a relocation site they say was insufficient for their needs. For families like those of ...

http://www.voacambodia.com/content/some-return-after-eviction-from-coastal-resort-development/1710875.html

Govt and UN to save coasts

24 June 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Agriculture and fishing / Environment and natural resources / Fishing, fisheries and aquaculture / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Land / Logging and timber / Marine and coastal areas / Water resources
Agriculture & Agri-business / aquaculture / Cambodian coast / Climate Change / coastal mangrove populations / Coastline / Environmental Protection / environmentalism / FA / FAO / FAO report / FAO’s Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Program / Fish / fish stocks / fisheries / Fisheries Administration / Fishermen / Fishing / fishing boats / Food and Agriculture Organisation / Forests / illegal fishing / International Union for the Conservation of Nature / IUCN / mangrove forests / mangrove trees / Mangroves / Nao Thuok / Protected areas / Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Program / sand dredging / Southeast Asia / Southeast Asian fishing communities / timber / UN / United Nations / Wood

The Fisheries Administration and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Friday officially launched a program to protect Cambodia’s coastline from over-fishing, erosion and other damage to coastal environments and livelihoods. Since the beginning of the year, the program has been training local officials ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062466440/National/govt-and-un-to-save-coasts.html

In Koh Kong land fight, volunteers requested

27 December 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Concessions / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Public land lease
Botum Sakor / Chinese company / Coastline / Kiri Sakor districts / Koh Kong Province / land-titling scheme / mega-resort / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Union Development Group / youth volunteer corps

More than 30 representatives of families who claim a dispute piece of land in Koh Kong province went to provincial hall for the second time yesterday and submitted an official request to allow Prime Minister Hun Sen’s youth volunteer corps to measure the area. ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122760493/National/in-koh-kong-land-fight-volunteers-requested.html

Coral reef areas to gain protection in Cambodia

25 July 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Environment and natural resources / Marine and coastal areas / Water resources
British conservation group / Cambodia / Coastline / conserve / Coral Cay Conservation / coral reefs / Forestry and Fisheries / Koh Rong island / Koh Rong Samloem Islands / map / marine life / Marine Protection Area / Ministry of Agriculture / MPA / NGO / Preah Sihanouk Province / scientists / tourist destinations

Cambodia’s first Marine Protection Area will be established around two emerging tourist destinations, Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem islands, a British conservation group has announced. NGO Coral Cay Conservation said last week that it has been invited to map out a 300-square-kilometre MPA by the ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072557610/National-news/coral-reef-areas-to-gain-protection-in-cambodia.html

Northeast new focus for tourism

9 May 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Industries / Marine and coastal areas / Tourism / Water resources
Coastline / northeast Cambodia / The Ministry of Tourism / travel

The Ministry of Tourism will shift its focus to ecotourism development in the Kingdom’s northeast after efforts to promote travel to Cambodia’s coastline proved successful. ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050956045/Business/northeast-new-focus-for-tourism.html

Villagers Struggle in Face of Chinese Tourism Project

26 July 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Economy and commerce / Industries / Marine and coastal areas / Tourism / Water resources
Airport / Botum Sakor National Park / Chinese / Chinese aid / Coastline / Development company / Golf Courses / Hotels / Koh Kong / Koh Kong Province / Orn Phearak / Relocation / rice / Tourism / Union Development Group / Wang Chao

Villagers along the Koh Kong province’s coastline have been relocated by a Chinese development company as they have not been granted access to their farm land which falls within the development area and are running short of food. 20 tons of rice have been delivered ...

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