BirdLife International Cambodia Programme has expressed concern about the presence of humans that are possibly disrupting the nesting of lesser adjutant storks in Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary in Ratanakkiri province.
Category: Cambodia
Preah Vihear park dwellers receive land to relocate
In some areas of Preah Vihear province, the authorities seized land and ordered people to leave. In the end, the land where the people had lived fell into the hands of powerful people and the private sector.
Cambodian coal-fired power plant approved
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved a $1 billion 700 megawatt (mW) coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong.
WCS Cambodia creates community fisheries to recruit local patrol teams
The agreement is to allow fishermen to join the department in conserving fisheries resources in localities. Today, there are 10 community fisheries in Koh Kong and Preah Sihanouk provinces.
Urgent action is required to tackle marine plastic litter
As plastic waste continues to increase, there is now an urgent need to reduce the volume of plastic waste in Cambodia and to create an environment where waste is properly managed, recycled or recovered.
Wildlife threatened by poisoning
Concern over the threat to wildlife by poisoning in rice fields, lakes and ponds where they feed.
Keeping it clean and green
The Cambodian government has been praised for discontinuing the development of the Sambor and Stung Treng hydropower dams on the Mekong.
Angkor sells out: Cambodia turns a blind eye to vanishing forests
A series of reports this year show that protected forest areas across Cambodia are under increasing threat from land grabs and deforestation.
Japan, UNDP help Cambodia reduce marine plastic litter
Plastic waste makes up 80% of the debris found on Cambodia’s beaches
Who Cares About Kaavan?
A feel-good story about an elephant has distracted attention from the dire state of the environment in Cambodia.