Environment and natural resources

Dolphin guards request more equipment as illegal fishing persists

Patrol teams and community fisheries officers stationed in Irrawaddy dolphin conservation areas have requested additional equipment from the Ministry of Agriculture. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dolphin-guards-request-more-equipment-as-illegal-fishing-persists

Ministry prosecutes 30 polluters in first half of year

The ministry of Environment has shared that in the first half of the year, it pursued legal action against 30 polluters. In the same period, 50 separate facilities have signed agreements to install automated monitoring systems that will help prevent environmental contamination. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-prosecutes-30-polluters-in-first-half-of-year

Battambang limestone mountains on shortlist as natural heritage sites

Officials from the Ministry of Environment, Battambang provincial authorities, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and development partners are currently assessing the possibility of beginning the process of listing two limestone mountain areas — Phnom Sampov and Phnom Banan — in Battambang as natural heritage sites. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-limestone-mountains-on-shortlist-as-natural-heritage-sites

Tina lauds reforestation efforts: 21 million saplings planted by Forestry Administration

The Forestry Administration – under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries – has raised and planted over 21 million tree saplings using state funds, while millions more have been planted by citizens across the country. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tina-lauds-reforestation-efforts-21-million-saplings-planted-by-forestry-administration

King: Tree planting a ‘green investment’ that brings multiple benefits for humanity and the planet

On the occasion of this year’s July 9 National Tree Planting Day, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni shared how planting trees and all kinds of vegetation is a form of green investment in nature, offering a wide range of benefits for humanity and all living ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-tree-planting-a-green-investment-that-brings-multiple-benefits-for-humanity-and-the-planet

Landowner, tractor operator detained for clearing protected forest

Two individuals — a landowner and a tractor operator — have been detained by the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court for more than a month for their involvement in the illegal clearing of protected forest land on Phnom Neang Kangrei, in Kampong Leng district. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/landowner-tractor-operator-detained-for-clearing-protected-forest

Five companies ordered to stop polluting public water sources

The Ministry of Environment has ordered at least five companies and farms across three provinces to immediately cease the discharge of liquid waste that is polluting public water sources, under threat of legal action. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-companies-ordered-to-stop-polluting-public-water-sources

Phase one of land lottery wraps up with 500 impoverished families awarded farmland

The five-day lottery for the “Forest Protection Land Grant for Sustainable Development” programme, held from June 30, has concluded. A total of 500 landless, impoverished families from across the Kingdom were announced as winners during a live broadcast of the lottery. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/phase-one-of-land-lottery-wraps-up-with-500-impoverished-families-awarded-farmland

National climate commitment plan ready for submission to UN

The Ministry of Environment has finalised the preparation of the Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3.0) plan (2025–2030), reaffirming the Royal Government’s strong commitment to addressing climate change, in partnership with the international community. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-climate-commitment-plan-ready-for-submission-to-un

Much-loved elephant keeper will not return full-time, promises to visit Lucky

Try Sitheng has confirmed that he will not be returning to work with the​ Wildlife Alliance but has instead requested permission from the Minister of Agriculture to be able to visit Lucky the elephant, whom he considers like family. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/much-loved-elephant-keeper-will-not-return-full-time-promises-to-visit-lucky

‘Dolphins now have land titles’, as Mekong habitat registered as state land

A total of 20 conservation and community fisheries areas in eight provinces across Cambodia — covering a combined land area of approximately 25,000 hectares — have now been officially registered with the Ministry of Land Management, including over 20,000 hectares of Mekong River dolphin habitat. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-dolphins-now-have-land-titles-as-mekong-habitat-registered-as-state-land

Environment ministry, iDE join forces to expand rural waste management services

As part of continued efforts towards tackling environmental and public health challenges, iDE Cambodia and the Ministry of Environment have signed a new project agreement aimed at expanding solid waste management services across Cambodia’s rural communities. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-ide-join-forces-to-expand-rural-waste-management-services

Wildlife Alliance: Elephant keeper resigned voluntarily, was not dismissed

The Wildlife Alliance Cambodia has stated that Try Sitheng submitted his resignation voluntarily from his role as an animal caretaker at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center, and that he was neither dismissed nor asked to resign. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wildlife-alliance-elephant-keeper-resigned-voluntarily-was-not-dismissed

One year on, Mother Nature Cambodia activists remain behind bars as families and NGOs demand their release

One year after five Mother Nature Cambodia activists were imprisoned, civil society groups and families are calling for their immediate release. To mark the anniversary of their detention, rights groups launched a five-day campaign demanding justice, highlighting how their continued detention harms environmental protection efforts ...

Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/one-year-on-mother-nature-cambodia-activists-remain-behind-bars-as-families-and-ngos-demand-their-release/

Japanese firm look to expand recycling operations, support rural students

Japanese company GOMI Recycle 110 Co., Ltd., which has more than a decade of experience in waste recycling in Cambodia, has announced plans to expand its operations to several provinces and remote districts to support the education of poor students through recycling, in cooperation with ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japanese-firm-look-to-expand-recycling-operations-support-rural-students

Phnom Penh garment factory ordered to halt burning waste, polluting air

The Ministry of Environment has ordered the Xin Mei Fushi (Cambodia) Co., Ltd garment factory, located in Trapang Chrey village, Kakab II commune, in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district, to immediately cease the burning of fabric and plastic waste. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/phnom-penh-garment-factory-ordered-to-halt-burning-waste-polluting-air

Recently discovered gecko species proposed for IUCN Red List

Three gecko species which were identified by a team of environmental scientists in March 2024 in the Phnom Thmor Kambor mountain range in Battambang province have officially been recognised as new species to science. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/recently-discovered-gecko-species-proposed-for-iucn-red-list

Coastal communities receive climate resistant housing

A dozen homes which were specially designed to resist the effects of climate change have been presented to impoverished families in Kep province. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/coastal-communities-receive-climate-resistant-housing

Siamese crocodile egg discovery bodes well for species’ survival

Three nests of Siamese crocodile eggs – one of the world’s most critically endangered species – were discovered in 2025 in the Chhay Reap area of Sre Ambel district, Koh Kong province, and in the O’Som area of the Cardamom Mountains National Park. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siamese-crocodile-egg-discovery-bodes-well-for-species-survival

Two factories suspended for polluting public water sources

The Ministry of Environment has ordered the temporary suspension of production activities at Cambodian Noble Taste Food Co., Ltd. and Kubon (Cambodia) Biotechnology Co., Ltd., following their failure to comply with environmental laws and ministry directives to stop polluting public water sources. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-factories-suspended-for-polluting-public-water-sources

Kampot pig farm fined for water pollution

The Ministry of Environment has ordered an immediate halt to the discharge of untreated liquid waste from a pig farm in Kampot province’s Teuk Chhou district. The farm’s operators have been fined for discharging into a public canal. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampot-pig-farm-fined-for-water-pollution

Banks, MFIs highlight ‘responsible, sustainable’ growth of financial sector

Cambodia’s financial sector is undergoing a quiet yet powerful transformation — one that centres on sustainability, responsibility and community empowerment, say the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA). ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banks-mfis-highlight-responsible-sustainable-growth-of-financial-sector

Environment ministry warn of dangers of plastic use, burning waste

The Ministry of Environment has issued a warning about the health and environmental impacts of increasing plastic waste, especially the burning of plastic bags, which produces toxic smoke that can cause respiratory diseases, and even cancer. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-warn-of-dangers-of-plastic-use-burning-waste

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