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Home » deforestation

Tag: deforestation

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New freeways a highway to hell for Vietnam’s forests

By Vo Kieu Bao Uyen August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Vietnam’s forests under threat from new roads and projects as the country grows and expands after the pandemic

Developers target a ‘protected’ forest in Cambodia

By Anton L. Delgado July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

Wildlife rescue center and environmentalists call for clarity over development plans for the Phnom Tamao Forest.

PM: Govt to toughen action on land occupation, disputes

By Lam Le June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Opaque infrastructure project a ‘death sentence’ for Cambodia’s Prey Lang wildlife sanctuary

By Lam Le June 2, 2022

Why has illegal logging increased in the Greater Mekong?

By Paritta Wangkiat December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Some countries, like Vietnam and Thailand, have successfully managed the transition to wood processing. But Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos continue to struggle with implementing and enforcing forest laws.

Major clothing brands contribute to deforestation in Cambodia, report finds

By Paritta Wangkiat December 6, 2021December 8, 2021

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.

Fight deforestation and climate change by granting indigenous rights to forests: Report

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 12, 2018

In Thailand, however, communities are being evicted from national parks under a law aimed at conserving forests.

Can Cambodia’s farmers survive climate change?

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit August 6, 2018March 16, 2021

With fields too hot and productivity too low, it is no surprise that Thailand has such an influx of Cambodian workers.

Rampant timber smuggling in Myanmar as forest service restructures

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit July 31, 2018

As Myanmar works to restructure to private sector management of the country’s forestry and timber resources, reports of illegal logging are surging.

Community groups in Cambodia say logging surged with approaching election

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit July 30, 2018

The election campaign has been accompanied by an uptick in felled trees and suspected collusion between the enforcement rangers and the illegal loggers.

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