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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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

More than 30 factories and companies were identified as improperly discharging liquid waste in the first five months of the year. ...

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has doubled down on warnings to the owners and operators of factories — especially mango processing plants — that discharge untreated wastewater into clean water sources, threatening that the ministry now has “a sword to strike with”. ...

Most forest communities serve as a frontline defence for protecting natural resources by helping prevent crimes and reducing total dependence on forest resources through the development of alternative livelihoods. However, some community members are acting contrary to this mission and are now facing legal consequences. ...

Another company has been identified by the Ministry of Environment as discharging contaminated wastewater into a public waterway, bringing the total to 29 since 2024. ...

Around 4,000 logs of a valuable species of hardwood, classified as a Type 1 luxury timber, were seized by a joint force in Mondulkiri province over four days at the end of April. The logs were illegally felled and removed from a protected natural area. ...

A Chinese-owned fruit processing factory has been identified as the source of a polluted stream in Battambang province. Environmental officials have determined that the water source of around 500 households in two villages in Ratanak Mondul district’s Treng commune was affected. ...

Mango processing company Cangxinlong Food (Cambodia) Co., Ltd has been fined 300 million riel (approximately $75,000) for failing to manage wastewater discharge, which polluted a public water source in Pailin province’s Stung Kach commune in Sala Krau district for the second time. ...

The Pursat provincial administration has warned of legal action against individuals who fail to leave the Phnom 1500 eco-tourism site within 15 days, noting that they may face imprisonment for up to 5 years and a fine of up to 500 million riel ($125,000). ...

A mango processing factory in Kampong Speu province has been issued with fines and ordered to restore a water source after being caught discharging polluted wastewater into a nearby stream. ...

The Environment and Natural Resources Code has recently been promulgated, according to the Ministry of Environment. ...

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. ...

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. ...

The Apsara National Authority (ANA) has collaborated with the Forestry Administration and the Wildlife Alliance on a project aimed at reintroducing wildlife to the Angkor Archaeological Park. Since its inception in 2013, the project has successfully released over 40 animals, representing more than 10 rare ...