Carbon credits up in forests
Minister of Environment Say Sam Al has urged relevant stakeholders to take part in protecting and conserving natural resources in wildlife sanctuaries. This, he said, will facilitate carbon credit sales to raise money to support local communities.
Sam Al made his suggestion when he led experts and relevant local authorities on a visit to Mondulkiri province to examine the protection and conservation of the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday and Wednesday.
He said thanks to improved efforts to manage and conserve protected areas, Cambodia has sold carbon credits from that sanctuary, the South Cardamom Mountains and the Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary within the framework of the voluntary market to the US company, Disney, for $11.6 million since 2016.
Soth Koemsoeun
