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Three suspects arrested for clearing state forest land at Kbal Chhay protected area in Preah Sihanouk province on March 13. Environment Ministry
Three Preah Sihanouk land grabbers nabbed
Tue, 16 March 2021
Environment officials are preparing to send three suspects to the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court after arresting them on March 13 in connection with encroachment on state forest land in the multi-use areas of Prek Teuk Sap Kbal Chhay in Prey Nop district.
Provincial Department of Environment director Samuth Sothearith told The Post the trio were being detained at police station awaiting Covid-19 testing results.
Sothearith said he had already sent a case file to the provincial court prosecutor.
Environment officials are preparing to send three suspects to the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court after arresting them on March 13 in connection with encroachment on state forest land in the multi-use areas of Prek Teuk Sap Kbal Chhay in Prey Nop district.
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Environment Ministry secretary of state Neth Pheaktra (right) and an environment official show a map of Preah Jayavarman-Norodom National Park in Siem Reap province on December 19, 2020. Hean Rangsey
Pilot ecosystem initiative to draw funds from Kulen water use
Sun, 20 December 2020
According to the Ministry of Environment, all businesses that consume large amounts of water from Kulen Mountain in Siem Reap province’s Preah Jayavarman-Norodom National Park may now be required to make voluntary contributions through the pilot of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES).
The ministry will also pilot the charge for ecosystem services via paying tax on commercial water use, including producers and distributors.