Tag: Deforestation

The newly expanded boundaries (in yellow) of the Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park in Stung Treng and Ratanakiri provinces. Satellite image by Planet Basemaps from May 2023. (Licadho)

Government Expands Protected Areas by More Than 550,000 Hectares

8 Aug 2023 9:58 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Cambodia’s protected areas have expanded by more than 550,000 hectares across 12 provinces, government sub-decrees issued on July 17 reveal.

Part of Botum Sakor National Park cleared by the Chinese firm Union Development Group and Royal Group in a Facebook post from the activist group Mother Nature Cambodia on July 19, 2023. (Mother Nature Cambodia Facebook)

Tycoon’s Son Receives 6,234 Hectares in Botum Sakor National Park

20 Jul 2023 7:09 PM|
Eung Sea|

A company linked to the son of tycoon Ly Yong Phat received a 6,234 hectare concession inside Botum Sakor National Park, according to a January…

A barbed wire fence surrounds the Phnom Tamao Botanical Garden, which remains largely devoid of trees on June 27, 2023. (Andrew Califf/CamboJA)

Gov’t Wants to Exclude Phnom Tamao Deforested Area from Fencing Efforts

29 Jun 2023 11:50 AM|
Andrew Califf|

Wildlife Alliance and the Forestry Administration are at odds over efforts to fence the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Sanctuary in Takeo province, with government officials wanting…

Satellite data from the GLAD database showing forest loss in protected areas across the country in 2022. (Licadho)

Satellite Data Shows Protected Areas Faced Brunt of Deforestation in 2022

15 Jun 2023 9:53 AM|
Andrew Califf|

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…

A migrant laborer sprays fertilizer on someone else’s cassava fields in the forest by Prey Veng village in March 2023. (CamboJA/Jack Brook)

The Cassava-Boom Undermining a Leading Conservation Program

21 Apr 2023 10:12 AM|
Jack Brook|

CamboJA takes a deep dive into the MFI-aided cassava boom devastating a leading organic rice program inside a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary, highlighting the sweeping changes…

Paddy fields in Kandal province on April 10, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

ADB Warns Cambodia’s Growth Will Be Stunted by Climate Change

12 Apr 2023 3:19 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Cambodia’s long term economic growth faces significant threats from climate change and could dampen prospects for becoming an upper-middle income country in the coming years,…

An image from Sentinel-2 taken on December 11, showing mining activities in areas designated as operation sites for Late Cheng Mining Development in the company's environmental impact assessment. (Credit: Licadho; Photo Credit: Jack Brook / CamboJA)

In Protected Prey Lang Forest, Communities Pushed Out But Mining Companies Welcomed In

27 Dec 2022 2:13 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Kampong Thom's Sandan district: Snang An village chief Sok Heng proudly displays a photo of his new home, constructed in July 2021, as his phone’s…

A conservation ranger walking inside Prey Lang forest in Preah Vihear province on June 9, 2020. (CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan)

Nearly One Million Hectares of Protected Conservation Area Now Eligible for Privatization

20 Dec 2022 6:53 PM|
Jack Brook|

More than 930,000 hectares of state public land inside protected conservation areas are now eligible for privatization, according to a November 30 sub-decree signed by…