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Don Sahong hydropower dam, sits 2 km. from the Cambodian border.On March 10, 2024 (Sovann Sreypich)

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Dams And Climate Change Choke The Mekong: Livelihoods And Ecosystems Are At Stake

26 Apr 2024 11:38 AM|
Sovann Sreypich|

Stung Treng and Kratie, Cambodia: The Mekong River, a lifeline for millions in Southeast Asia, is facing an ecological crisis. Unpredictable water levels, declining fish stocks, and the disappearance of the iconic Irrawaddy dolphin threaten the livelihoods and traditions of communities along the river.

Heavy rain causes flooding on National Road 4 in Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Sruoch district on June 29, 2023. (Kampong Speu’s Administration Facebook)

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World Bank: Climate Change Could Cost Cambodia’s GDP Up to 9% by 2050

6 Nov 2023 3:55 PM|

Climate risks including heat stress are expected to increase in Cambodia, with the effects of climate change seriously impacting Cambodians and the economy, and worsening development, the World Bank's Cambodia Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) stated.

A Global Green truck loaded with iron ore passes through Rik Reay commune, kicking up dust, September 17, 2023. (CamboJA/Andrew Califf)

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Fast and Ferrous: Mine’s Rapid Exportation of Iron Takes Toll on Infrastructure

26 Oct 2023 10:07 AM|

Rovieng, Preah Vihear – Before 10:30 a.m. on a cloudy Sunday morning between 20-30 hulking trucks gather in formation, ready to make a mad dash to a multipurpose port in Kampong Chhnang. Drivers lounge in their cabs, waiting for excavators and steam rollers to clear mud from the trail, and say they are hauling iron ore mined by Global Green Energy Development, a company with ties to sanctioned tycoon Try Pheap. The company exports iron to Vietnam by means of Try Pheap’s new multipurpose shipping port.

Late Cheng gate currently under construction near a torn up acidic smelling stream of water, on 14 September, 2023. (CamboJA/Andrew Califf)

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Expanding Gold Mine Diverts Stream in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary

20 Oct 2023 3:19 PM|

Snang An, Kampong Thom – Dead fish and black water ran through the Por Roung river last year due to contamination upstream from an industrial Chinese-owned mine, residents of Snang An village say. They brought their concerns to provincial authorities and were themselves blamed for the pollution.

A trail running through the French Embassy Park. (CamboJA/Josephine Grace Sta Ana Baliling)

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The French Embassy Holds One of Phnom Penh’s Largest Parks, But It’s Rarely Open to the Public

15 Sep 2023 12:07 PM|

A rusted gate, torn from its fence decades ago by the Khmer Rouge, stands lonely as a silent monument inside a circle of hedges. Standing in front of it, surrounded by lush greenery and winding gravel pathways, the hustle and bustle of the city seems far away: just a distant drone underneath the sounds of rustling leaves and birdsong.

Although larger than the Indochinese tigers that used to live in Cambodia, Bengal tigers such as this one in India’s Ranthambore National Park are the most likely candidates to fly to Cambodia given India’s successful tiger conservation efforts. (Andrew Califf)

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Condition of Indochinese Leopard Casts Shadow Over Tiger Reintroduction Efforts

8 Sep 2023 4:06 PM|

A report published in June this year concluded Indochinese leopards are functionally extinct in Cambodia after camera traps failed to capture a single image of them in 2021. Between 2009 and 2019, a total of 35 animals were recorded by camera traps according to research by Panthera and Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) published in Biological Conservation.

A map of the land concession, off of the coast of Kep province, awarded to Tycoon Khun Sea's TP Moral Group. (Licadho)

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Tycoon’s Company Receives 1,247 Hectares Along Kep Coastal Waters for Satellite City Development

5 Sep 2023 6:41 PM|

A company linked to tycoon Khun Sear, TP Moral Group, received 1,247 hectares of coastal waters in Kep province to develop a new satellite city and “special tourism zone” according to a March 6 sub-decree signed by former Prime Minister Hun Sen and publicized in the Royal Gazette on

The Environment Ministry station in Kratie province’s Srae Chis commune after it was set on fire by hundreds of farmers on August 5, 2023. (Supplied)

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Environment Ministry Demands In-Person Apology From Indigenous People After Station Burning

28 Aug 2023 6:50 PM|

After an indigenous Kraol community burned down an Environment Ministry ranger station in Kratie province earlier this month, authorities demanded on Monday that eight alleged participants travel to Phnom Penh to apologize in-person or face legal action.

Upon arriving at the shrine within the concession, LASED III consultant King Vireaksith (foreground) began drawing boundaries and maps in the mud as Bunong community leader Lin Moa (traditional vest and cap) and other community members surrounded him to voice their concerns on July 14.(CamboJA/Andrew Califf)

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Mondulkiri Authorities Hold Meeting to Discuss Contentious World Bank Project

22 Aug 2023 4:14 PM|

After an indigenous Bunong community publicly voiced concerns about a World Bank-funded project repurposing their customary forest and burial grounds, authorities convened a meeting last Thursday between communal and provincial authorities — but the community members were excluded.

Dams And Climate Change Choke The Mekong: Livelihoods And Ecosystems Are At Stake

World Bank: Climate Change Could Cost Cambodia’s GDP Up to 9% by 2050

Fast and Ferrous: Mine’s Rapid Exportation of Iron Takes Toll on Infrastructure

Expanding Gold Mine Diverts Stream in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary

The French Embassy Holds One of Phnom Penh’s Largest Parks, But It’s Rarely Open to the Public

Condition of Indochinese Leopard Casts Shadow Over Tiger Reintroduction Efforts

Tycoon’s Company Receives 1,247 Hectares Along Kep Coastal Waters for Satellite City Development

Environment Ministry Demands In-Person Apology From Indigenous People After Station Burning

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