New protection for giant ibis

27 January 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Economic land concessions and plantations / Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Forest policy and administration / Forests and forestry / Government / Land / Land policy and administration / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Public land lease / System of government
BirdLife International Cambodia / Council of Ministers / Giant Ibis / Hun Sen / Laos / Than Sarat / Western Siem Pang forest

A newly demarcated wildlife and forest protection zone designed to safeguard Cambodia’s national bird, the giant ibis, along with a number of other endangered species, has been approved after more than 10 years in the making. A government sub-decree approving a protection zone spanning 66,932 hectares of the remote Western Siem Pang forest along the border with Laos, was signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday. The purpose of creating the zone, according to a statement from the Council of Ministers, is to restore the natural habitat of “critically endangered species.” …

 Chhay Channyda
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