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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
Ministry, partners complete M’Kiri forest project
Over 16,000 community members living in the natural protected areas of Mondulkiri province have completely shifted away from logging trees in the forests or hunting wildlife to growing crops and raising domesticated animals through the Poverty Alleviation Project set up by state institutions and other ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-partners-complete-mkiri-forest-project
Non-timber forest products in Angkor Park provide lifeline to Angkor villagers
Willughbeia edulis, Korlan, Burmese grape, and some wild fruits have already started to be harvested from the forest in Angkor Park, providing additional income for local people, said the APSARA National Authority. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1052779/non-timber-forest-products-in-angkor-park-provide-lifeline-to-angkor-villagers/
Mondolkiri, Kompong Thom Face Climate Threat
Mondolkiri and Kompong Thom provinces could suffer some of the most extreme effects of climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin region, such as a high incidence of flash floods and droughts by 2050, according to a new study. Analyzing temperature and rainfall from 84 provinces ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mondolkiri-kompong-thom-face-climate-threat-17224/
AK Shots provoke complaints
Villagers in Ratanakirri province filed complaints to the provincial court and rights group Adhoc yesterday, claiming three security guards patrolling former state forest in O’Chum district threatened them and fired an AK-47 to scare them away. Kreung ethnic villager Travh Khambon, 37 of La’ak commune Kam ...
Villagers campaign in Kompong Thom to protect Prey Long Forest
Hundreds of villagers living around Prey Long forest have begun a weeklong campaign in the north of Kompong Thom province to protect Prey Long, one of Cambodia’s largest remaining primary forests, the Prey Long People’s Network said yesterday The group of villagers planned to protest later ...