Wildlife conservationists expressed concerns after finding one sarus crane dead last week at the Anlung Pring protected landscape without being able to determine a clear cause of death.
In the first six months of 2022, there were nearly 30 explosive ordnance accidents causing 10 deaths and 30 injuries, an increase of over 20 per cent compared to the same period in 2021, which had 22 such accidents.
The Ang Trapeang Thmor Protected Landscape community in Banteay Meanchey province’s Phnom Srok district was formally recognised by the Ministry of Environment on June 20, with local people standing to benefit from the protection of the area’s natural resources.
Authorities in Banteay Meanchey province’s Phnom Srok and Svay Chek districts are continuing to repair the houses of more than 100 families, after heavy rain and strong winds on the evening of March 27 caused injuries to at least six people and damaged 116 houses.
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) called for the conservation and restoration of wetlands across the ASEAN member nations and beyond, as the Cambodian Ministry of Environment urged authorities to curb illegal activities affecting wetlands.