Cambodia declares protected area in hotly contested Prey Lang forest

3 May 2016
Mongabay
Forest policy and administration / Protected forest
Hun Sen / Prey Lang / Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) / Ross Sinclair / Sao Sopheap

A landmark decision by Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen could see almost a million hectares of forest reclassified as protected areas in a country with one of the highest deforestation rates in the world. But the order, circulated on Friday, to transfer control of the sites from the agriculture ministry to the environment ministry has been criticized by forest activists and conservationists as not going far enough. …

 Daniel Pye
https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/cambodia-protected-areas/

Contact us

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.