Bokor development harms biodiversity
Two studies have found that development on Bokor Mountain in Kampot province is threatening some of the area’s plant and animal species. The Sokimex Group has been granted development rights for the entire mountain and in May, the first of three hotels to be built was opened. Concerns have been raised in the past about the effects on other wildlife, including tigers and elephants, which live on or near the mountain Sokimex in the past has said it will work to limit the development’s impact on the environment. …
