News

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

Cambodia to create its first Marine Protected Area

5 July 2012
People and Planet
Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Land / Marine and coastal areas / Protected areas
Cambodia / Cambodian Government / Coral Cay Conservation / coral-rich / Development / Gulf of Thailand / information / Islands / Koh Rong island / Koh Rong Samloem / local stakeholders / Management / Marine Protected Area (MPA) / MPA / NGO / project / scientific survey / seas / Stakeholders / survey / UK / volunteers

Cambodia will begin the creation of its first Marine Protected Area (MPA) this year, covering some 300 square kilometres of coral-rich seas around islands of Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem in the Gulf of Thailand. This follows a successful two-year scientific survey of the area ...

http://www.peopleandplanet.net/?lid=30370§ion=35&topic=23

Ask Question
Report Problem
Share Idea
Send Feedback
Submit Resources

Do you have questions on the content published by Open Development Cambodia (ODC)? We will gladly help you.

Have you found a technical problem or issue on the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website?

Tell us how we're doing.

Do you have resources that could help expand the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website? We will review any map data, laws, articles, and documents that we do not yet have and see if we can implement them into our site. Please make sure the resources are in the public domain or fall under a Creative Commons license.

View | Delete

File was deleted

ERROR!

Please add the code:

* The idea box couldn't be blank! * The email address is not valid! Something's gone wrong, Please Resubmit the form! Please add the code correctly first.

News

Coral reef areas to gain protection in Cambodia

Cambodia to create its first Marine Protected Area

Contact us

Thank you for taking the time to get in contact!