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    How eco-tourism saved this stunning Cambodian valley and is key to attracting visitors back after Covid-19

    “Mind your head, you are too tall!” warns Rin Rith with a big grin as we dodge another low-hanging branch, the motorbike he is driving skidding along a forest path made muddy by a rain shower. We are hurrying to the base of Mrech Kongkep ...

    Peter Ford

    Cambodian satellite city near Phnom Penh destroying wetlands with 1 million at risk of flooding, report finds

    A damning new report shows a multi-billion-dollar satellite city near Phnom Penh threatens to pave over vital wetlands and unleash untreated sewage into the Mekong River, putting more than 1 million people at risk of dangerous floods and water pollution. The project further threatens to upend ...

    Erin Handley

    National policy on child protection to provide equal opportunities to all children

    The National Policy on Child Protection System will provide equal opportunity to all children to become qualified human resources contributing to the national development. The ten-year (2019-2028) national policy gather investment on children in a more comprehensive and systematic way, said Vong Sauth, Minister of Social ...

    Drought, Dams on Mekong River Drop Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake to Record Low Levels

    Climate change, drought, and upstream dams have led to record low water levels on the Mekong River, according to experts, who say the shortage is significantly harming Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake and the surrounding fishing communities who rely on it to earn a living. The water ...

    Reported and translated by Sovannarith Keo. Written in English by Joshua Lipes.

    One million Cambodians under threat from development of vital wetlands – report

    New sprawling development near Phnom Penh could prompt environmental catastrophe, including for the capital’s water systems. The destruction of critically-important wetlands by politically-connected developers in Cambodia threatens to flood more than one million Phnom Penh residents, ruin the city’s wastewater system, force hundreds of families from ...

    Christopher Knaus

    Flood risk for one million in Phnom Penh as wetlands destroyed

    More than one million people in Phnom Penh face the risk of increased flooding and loss of livelihoods as wetlands in the Cambodian capital are destroyed to build apartments and industries, human rights groups warned on Monday. Developments – including the ING City township – will ...

    Rina Chandran

    Activist ban ‘spurs forest crimes’

    While Ministry of Environment officials claim they and relevant departments implement forest protection and conservation measures responsibly, forest protection activists have expressed frustration over their inability to participate in patrols where illegal logging took place. The activists complained they are barred from forest protection efforts and ...

    Soth Koemsoeun

    Fishermen without fish as Cambodia's river reversal runs late

    Crucial water flows to the Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest lake, have been delayed for a second consecutive year according to river experts, severely disrupting fishing and threatening the food supply of more than a million people. The river reversal vital for Tonle Sap Lake may ...

    Prak Chan Thul; Writing by Panu Wongcha-um and Martin Petty, editing by Ed Osmond

    Asean in the Mekong Sub-Regional Integration

    As we are meeting today, the COVID-19 pandemic is raging in all corners of the globe. The pandemic has triggered a severe global crisis in multiple aspects, ranging from public health to tourism, trade and the disruption of global supply chains. Indeed, we are witnessing ...

    Cheunboran Chanborey

    NGO formed to protect natural resources and raise awareness

    The Ministry of Interior announced the creation of the Lover Environment and Society Association in a July 9 announcement. The president of the new association, Chum Huot, said he wanted to raise awareness of human rights and protect Cambodia’s environment. The association, which is an NGO dedicated ...

    Long Kimmarita

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