KAMPONG CHHNANG, CAMBODIA — Lorn Chanlita, 23, had long wished to run her own business of selling sugar cane juice to support her family. But her dream only became reality after her village was electrified by solar power early this year. Before solar, Chanlita used a generator to power light bulbs, fans, a TV and […]
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Cambodia’s Fish Catch Numbers Don’t Add Up for Fishers
BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA — When Puth Thavy was 20, the fisherman and his siblings used to come back to their village each day with three boatloads full of fish, or about 200 kilograms. Today they can barely fill a single boat. “Our fishing is so bad, I think it has decreased more than half,” said Thavy, […]
IMF highlights National Bank of Cambodia’s leading role in green finance
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has highlighted the Cambodian central bank’s leading regional role in the exploding world market for green finance.
‘Thousands of trees’ burned and logged in Cambodia: Q&A with filmmaker Sean Gallagher
A filmmaker Sean Gallagher released a short film titled “Cambodia Burning,” which looks at the burning and logging of Cambodia’s forests to make way for agricultural development.
Critically-endangered white-shouldered ibis stage comeback
Cambodia’s The Ministry of Environment and partner NGOs working in wildlife protection said they recorded 754 white-shouldered ibis during their annual survey from July to October, indicating a “slight increase” compared to last year.
US firm gets green light for tree growing business
The Ministry of Agriculture has given the nod to a tree-planting project in Cambodia proposed by US firm Bioterra Capital Co Ltd.
Elderly villagers recall changing climate as they cope With cold winds
Cambodian winter will get less cold in the future due to climate change that has affected Southeast Asian and all countries around the world.
Major clothing brands contribute to deforestation in Cambodia, report finds
A new report suggests that the garment industry is contributing to deforestation in Cambodia due to factories relying on illegal forest wood to generate electricity.