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Satellite Data Shows Protected Areas Faced Brunt of Deforestation in 2022
New satellite data reveals that Cambodia’s remaining dense forests were further depleted last year, with four major protected areas and national parks registering higher deforestation than…
Cambodia: China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Dam is a Rights Disaster
A large-scale, Chinese-financed hydroelectric dam in northeastern Cambodia, completed in 2018, has undermined the lives and livelihoods of thousands of Indigenous and ethnic minority people,…
Indigenous people in Mondulkiri disappointed with the French court’s rejection…
Indigenous people in Mondulkiri Province express frustration with the French court's dismissal of their previous lawsuit against Bolloré and ordered them to pay a fine of over 20,000 euros…
Mondulkiri’s tourism master plan green lit, waiting for final approval
The draft for Mondulkiri’s tourism development master plan 2021-2035 received endorsement from the National Tourism Development Committee according to press release on June 29.
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Asiatic golden cat caught on camera in Ratanakkiri
The rare Asiatic golden cat has been detected in natural protected areas in the Kingdom’s northeastern province of Ratanakkiri.
Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra said on…
First commercial gold mine online
Australian miner Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Ltd on June 21 began the commercial operation of its $120 million Okvau Gold Project in the northeastern province of Mondulkiri, becoming the…
Elephants still have presence in Kingdom: ministry
ASIAN elephants maintain a significant presence in the Kingdom, despite indications of very high extinction risk, according to Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra on July 2.…