Environment and natural resources

The first phase of the Bakheng water treatment plant construction project will be completed in May this year, while the second phase is scheduled for completion early next year, officials said. ...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina has assigned a working group to review the proposed Community Action for Sustainable Forests (CASFor), a project designed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to protect natural resources and improve people’s livelihoods in Prey Lang ...

The government has allocated over 600 hectares of land in Phnom Aural wildlife sanctuary in Kampong Chhnang province to a private company for development. ...

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, (MLMUPC) said that the provinces of Kampong Thom, Kampong Chhnang and Pursat have reallocated 100,000 hectares of flooded forestland in Tonle Sap lake’s Zone 3 and redesiginated as Zone 2, which could benefit nearly 30,000 families. ...

Authorities in Banteay Meanchey province’s Preah Netr Preah district have stopped farmers from using a protected reservoir because it could dry out. ...

The Trapaing Sangke Community of Kampot province has received two awards from the ASEAN Community, the ASEAN Standard Tourism Community Award and the ASEAN Standard Tourism Community Guesthouse Award. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Aun Pornmoniroth, Minister of Economy and Finance, expressed his support for the increased use of electric vehicles in Cambodia and urged measures to promote use of EVs in Cambodia. ...

The ASEAN integrated river basin management (IRBM) project was launched in Manila, Philippines, to develop practical and innovative ways for communities, industries and governments to work together to revitalise the rivers of Southeast Asia. ...

Mondulkiri authorities launched a crackdown on forestry crimes that took place in an off-road race track. This took place on February 16, in Me Pai village, Pu Chrey commune, Pechreada district, Mondulkiri. ...

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier reiterated German preparedness to help Cambodia combat climate change and embrace renewable energy. The largest European economy will continue to support mine clearance operations in Cambodia and conservation of Cambodia’s ancient temples. ...

The biodiversity and science team from Conservation International (CI) Cambodia, in collaboration with rangers from the Ministry of Environment, are conducting a camera trap distance sampling pilot study in the Central Cardamom Mountain National Park. ...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said that from last year to the present the ministry had registered more than 700 electric vehicles (EV). The ministry will continue to promote EV use as a meansa to reduce environmental pollution. ...

Energy dilemma stares at Cambodia. Even as the Royal Government set energy as one of the priorities of its economic policies for development, it has been facing a challenging dilemma between maintaining energy security and the requirement of promoting energy sustainability over the last few ...

The Ministry of Environment is declaring Krala Pors mountain, a protected area in recognition of its biodiversity. Krala Pors is a natural home to many endangered species as well as untouched forests.​ ...

The Mother Nature youth group is planning to hold an event called “Love for Koh Kong Krao” on February 14 to show youth their love for the island, with the Ministry of Environment telling the group to stop conducting political activity under the guise of ...

On average, communities trained by the REDD+ project submit 50 formal reports about forest crimes per month to authorities based upon data captured through the SMART 7 application, according to the USAID Greening Prey Lang (GPL) Project. ...

On a visit to Koh Kantheay in Cambodia’s north, I hear residents talk about their expectations from the new solar micro-grid being installed in the village. ...

The Ministry of Environment is set to host the third National Kesor Kol Forum in March to promote the conservation of the Kingdom’s wild orchid varieties. ...

In the past four years, Ecobatt-Energy Cambodia has collected more than 7 tonnes of hazardous electronic waste, including batteries and accumulators, for export abroad. The Kingdom does not have the facilities to recycle these products. ...

Minister of Environment Say Samal urged countries in the region and across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) to work together globally to address waste, especially plastic, effectively and to initiate the transfer of advanced technology to less developed nations to jointly address the issues. ...

Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation Vong Soth told the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia that he was pushing measures to improve the management of the Phnom Penh Social Affairs Centre, commonly referred to as Prey ...

Cambodian authorities are calling the popular beach resorts on major tourist attraction Koh Rong Sanloem island “illegal” and claiming there are only “one or two” holdouts left after a sudden eviction notice. ...

Cardamom is a plant that grows naturally in the foothills of the so-named Cardamom Mountains in Cambodia, mostly in Pursat province. In addition to being a spice for food, it is also sometimes used in traditional herbal medicine. ...

The Kingdom’s park rangers play a vital role in protecting the precious natural resources of Cambodia’s protected areas. They sometimes spend weeks on patrol deep in the most remote parts of the country, monitoring wildlife and keeping an eye out for the perpetrator of forest ...