Forests and forestry

Forest policy and administration

Illegal Logging a Challenge for Carbon Trading

8 May 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Carbon trading and other Payments for Ecological Services (PES) / Community forest / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest classifications / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Land / Logging and timber / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected areas / Protected forest
Banteay Ampil / carbon trading scheme / Cheng Kimsun / Cheng Kimsun chief of Forestry Administration / illegal logging / Ministry of Agriculture / Oddar Meanchey Province / petition / Royal Cambodian Armed Forces / Samraong districts / U.N. / villagers

A Ministry of Agriculture official said yesterday he was aware of allegations of illegal logging by Royal Cambodian Armed Forces soldiers within protected community forests in Oddar Meanchey province and was looking into it. “I am following this case, but I haven’t received their petition yet,” ...

Blind eye to forest's plight

26 March 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Community forest / Crime and law enforcement / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest classifications / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Land / Logging and timber / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected areas / Protected forest
CCPF / Central Cardamom Protected Forest / CI / conservation / Conservation International / David Emmett / Forests / illegal logging / Krunyung / rosewood / southwest Cambodia / the Krunyung wars / timber trade / Wildlife Alliance

Rangers paid by an internationally funded conservation organisation have been directly profiting for years from the very trade they are supposed to be preventing in southwest Cambodia, documents obtained by the Post allege. Former Conservation International (CI) staff members say when they spoke up about endemic ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032655247/National-news/blind-eye-to-forests-plight.html

Proposed Prey Long Protected Area Shrinks by 20 Percent

16 March 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Civil society / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest classifications / Forest policy and administration / Forests and forestry / Human rights / Land / Protected areas / Protected forest / Social development
Forest / Forestry Administration / illegal logging / Kompong Thom / kratie / Preah Vihear / Prey Long Forest / Stung Treng

The Forestry Administration’s proposal to create a conservation zone for Prey Long, one of Cambodia’s largest remaining primary forests, has been scaled down by more than 20 percent and now covers about 480,000 hectares, an official said. During consultation workshops in Phnom Penh last month, the ...

Hun Sen calls off deals on protected land

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ordered an end to all private land deals inside the country’s protected areas and warned local businessmen and officials against making such illegal deals. “All official paperwork in connection with natural protected areas is invalid,” he said while speaking at the ...

Natural Resources

5 September 2011
Community forest / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest classifications / Forest policy and administration / Forests and forestry / Land / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected areas / Protected forest

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

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