Forest activists conducted a 10-day forest crimes investigation in the Prey Lang region and claimed to have found more than 200 workers camping in five different locations cutting down about 2,000 trees. Authorities have denied the claim. Heng Sros, a forest activist in Stung Treng province, told The Post on Tuesday that his four-man team … Read More
The Environment Ministry has warned it will take legal action against NGO workers who conduct illegal activities in protected areas as they are not registered with the Interior Ministry. The Ministry issued a statement on Friday saying it has recently found some NGOs and associations, who are not registered, working anarchically in the ministry’s protected … Read More
Following the release of the Ministry of Environment’s annual report, eco-activists have urged it to crack down on influential oknhas who allegedly flouted the Kingdom’s environmental protection laws. A total of 278 cases of natural resource crimes were sent to Cambodian courts in the first 10 months of this year, the report said. The crimes, … Read More