Environment and natural resources
ADB-backed new Kampong Thom trash facility inaugurated
The Tonle Sap Basin is now home to a new $4 million landfill. This crucial addition, part of the Second Urban Environment Management project, is set to enhance sanitation and environmental management services around the lake, part of which is located in Kampong Thom province. ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adb-backed-new-kampong-thom-trash-facility-inaugurated
Some 1,500 Bantengs counted in Cambodia
Around 1,500 Bantengs (Bos Javanicus) listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List of Threatened Species have been recorded in Cambodia’s forests. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314869/some-1500-bantengs-counted-in-cambodia/
Cambodia commits to carbon neutral goal at ASEAN meet
Cambodia is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a carbon-neutral economy, emphasising its National Research Agenda 2025 to identify “Carbon Neutrality” as a crucial research mission. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314490/cambodia-commits-to-carbon-neutral-goal-at-asean-meet/
New landfill for Kampong Thom officially inaugurated
More than $4 million worth of landfills in Kampong Thom province were officially inaugurated on Monday to help improve sanitation and environmental management services around Tonle Sap Lake. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314371/new-landfill-for-kampong-thom-officially-inaugurated/
Ministry vows to curb poaching in protected zones
In an ongoing effort to protect wildlife and maintain ecological balance, the Ministry of Environment along with key partners have pledged to tackle the escalating issues of poaching and bush meat trafficking within and around protected zones. Civil society groups, meanwhile, have called for more ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-vows-curb-poaching-protected-zones
Enriched forest in Samlot helps local community
Local community in Samlot district of Cambodia’s Battambang province are benefiting from government and partner’s endeavour to restore and enrich the community forest. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501313242/enriched-forest-in-samlot-helps-local-community/
Seventeen nests of lesser Adjutant recorded in 2022 breeding season
A total of 17 nests of Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) were recorded in Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary (LWS) by the end of 2022 breeding season, according to a news release of NatureLife Cambodia this morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501312556/seventeen-nests-of-lesser-adjutant-recorded-in-2022-breeding-season/
Phase II of Zero-Snaring Campaign successfully ends
The Ministry of Environment and its partner NGOs are concluding Phase II of its Zero-Snaring Campaign after officially launching it in Pailin and Battambang provinces to eradicate snaring and stop wildlife trafficking in the Kingdom’s protected areas. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501312291/phase-ii-of-zero-snaring-campaign-successfully-ends/
REDD+ promotes decent income generation, preserves natural resources in Pursat
Chicken and frog growing is among new income-generation options for people in a community in Pursat province where natural resource conservation project REDD+ Samkos is implemented. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501312564/redd-promotes-decent-income-generation-preserves-natural-resources-in-pursat/
3,000 saplings planted in Mondulkiri in effort to ‘undo deforestation’
In a spirited effort to revitalise a crime-ravaged landscape, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia – alongside USAID Morodok Baitang, the Mondulkiri provincial environment department and Keo Seima district authorities – embarked on a rejuvenating mission on June 19. They began the resurrection of the Sre ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/3000-saplings-planted-mondulkiri-effort-undo-deforestation
Police in Preah Vihear crack down on timber traffickers
Sangkat Forestry Administration officers and the military police of Choam Ksan district conducted a raid on a car that was illegally transporting wood in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501311434/police-in-preah-vihear-crack-down-on-timber-traffickers/
Potential of renewable energy sources in Cambodia’s growing market
Cambodia, a rapidly developing Southeast Asian nation, has been experiencing significant economic growth in recent years. With a GDP growth rate of 7.1% in 2019, the country has been making strides in various sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. One of the most critical challenges ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501311118/potential-of-renewable-energy-sources-in-cambodias-growing-market/
LMC-funded water resource protection, green development project inaugurated in SW Cambodia
A demonstration project for integrated management of typical small river basins, funded by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund, has been inaugurated here. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501311094/lmc-funded-water-resource-protection-green-development-project-inaugurated-in-sw-cambodia/
Senior officials urge park rangers to educate and advertise people about the law and the impact of deforestation and wildlife
Senior officials of the Ministry of Environment has urged park rangers to educate and advertise people living around protected areas to understand the law and the impact of deforestation and wildlife conservation for the long term benefit of the future. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501312001/senior-officials-urge-park-rangers-to-educate-and-advertise-people-about-the-law-and-the-impact-of-deforestation-and-wildlife/
Deal inked for $19m biodiverse landscapes fund
The British Embassy Phnom Penh and the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalizing cooperation on the UK’s Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF) in Cambodia. ...
Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-deal-inked-for-19m-biodiverse-landscapes-fund
Satellite data shows protected areas faced brunt of deforestation in 2022
New satellite data reveals that Cambodia’s remaining dense forests were further depleted last year, with four major protected areas and national parks registering higher deforestation than in 2021. ...
Andrew Califf
https://cambojanews.com/satellite-data-shows-protected-areas-faced-brunt-of-deforestation-in-2022/
Koh Kong community thrive while safeguarding the forest
In Koh Kong province, nestled within the serene Phnom Tob Cheang protected area, resides a thriving community. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-community-thrive-while-safeguarding-forest
Environmental code approved 60-0 by Senate
The Senate convened a meeting to examine a draft environment and natural resources code on June 13. The code was approved unanimously, with a 60-0 vote. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environmental-code-approved-60-0-senate
Draft code and law on natural resource management and regional trade agreement unanimously approved by senate
The Cambodian Senate has approved a draft Environment and Natural Resources Code and a draft law authorising ratification of the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501307746/draft-code-and-law-on-natural-resource-management-and-regional-trade-agreement-unanimously-approved-by-senate/
P Vihear encroachment crackdown imminent
The National Authority for Preah Vihear (NAPV) announced that the national authorities will work with their provincial counterparts to take action against state land encroachment – of part of protected area two – in the third week of this month. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/p-vihear-encroachment-crackdown-imminent
Siamese crocodile habitat discovered
A wild Siamese crocodile nest has been found in Cardamom Mountain area by Fauna & Flora’s Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Program team, working in collaboration with the Koh Kong provincial Department of Environment, Forestry Administration (FA), and local community. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siamese-crocodile-habitat-discovered
NatureLife employing tech to conserve wildlife
NatureLife Cambodia, a national conservation organisation, documented 29 bird species, including six globally endangered ones, and one mammal species. The documentation was made by its community members utilising SMART, a smartphone application for patrolling community protected areas. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/naturelife-employing-tech-conserve-wildlife
ANA replanting vacated Angkor land
APSARA National Authority (ANA) said that since last December, 22,963 saplings have been planted on the land formerly occupied by inhabitants who have now relocate to the newly formed development areas of Pak Snung and Run Ta Ek in Siem Reap province. It said 27,481 ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ana-replanting-vacated-angkor-land
Ministry of Environment highlights high potential for biodiversity conservation of Kep national park
The Ministry of Environment has highlighted the high potential for biodiversity conservation of Kep National Park, the heart of Kep, stretching along the mountains. ...
Post Staff
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-06-09-1439-251093.html