6 May 2021, 10:00 UTC
Responding to reports that the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday convicted and sentenced five environmental activists, Emerlynne Gil, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Research said:
“This outrageous conviction is a blatant attempt to silence these young human rights defenders in retaliation for their peaceful work to protect Cambodia’s natural resources. This clearly violates the activists’ right to freedom of expression and constitutes an attack on all human rights defenders in Cambodia. Mother Nature Cambodia has long stood out as one of the most effective, popular, and creative activist groups in Cambodia. Emerlynne Gil, Amnesty International s Deputy Regional Director for Research
Encompassing the largest tract of unbroken rain forest in Southeast Asia, Cambodiaâs Cardamom Mountains have long been plagued by rampant deforestation and poaching. But a new generation of dedicated conservationists is helping to protect this vast wilderness, backed by ecotourism initiatives that are only now beginning to put down roots.
Guests of the new Cardamom Tented Camp kayaking on the Preak Tachan in Botum Sakor National Park.
For hundreds of years, the misty, mysterious jungles of Cambodia have enticed intrepid adventurers. In the 19th century, French explorer Henri Mouhot was the first European to stumble upon the overgrown ruins of ancient Angkor. The forested plateau of Phnom Kulen, once a Khmer Rouge stronghold, is now known to harbor âlostâ temple-cities too. And in the countryâs southwest, the wild Cardamom Mountains have in recent times divulged secrets of their own, including hoards of burial jars belonging to some long-forgotten tribe and a gro
Adventure travel was increasing in popularity among young Cambodians prior to the pandemic but trekking through the forest solo and going on long solitary hikes is still a rare activity for anyone in the Kingdom.
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More efforts to conserve Siamese crocs
Tue, 19 January 2021
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Cambodia) and the Ministry of Environment are planning increased efforts to conserve Siamese crocodiles within the Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province.
WWF-Cambodia’s biodiversity research and monitoring manager Milou Groenenberg said on January 19 that police have stepped up law enforcement efforts to prevent the collection of crocodile eggs and are also cracking down on illegal fishing in the area.
Groenenberg said the most dangerous activities threatening the Siamese crocodile are people hunting them for their skin and meat and those who try to catch them for private farms for breeding.