Coral reef areas to gain protection in Cambodia
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 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The country’s rich coral reefs, which flank Preah Sihanouk province’s sandy coastline and feed the area’s vibrant marine life, could vanish within a decade if action is not taken now to conserve them, according to the group’s scientists. …
