Tag: preylang

Thousands of trees planted in two provinces

July 30, 2019

The Environment Ministry and Apsara Authority held events over the weekend to plant a total of 4,000 trees in Preah Vihear and Siem Reap provinces in a bid to replenish natural resources, especially luxury wood in the Kingdom. Ministry officials and the community on Sunday planted 2,000 trees in the protected Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary … Read More

Danish App helps fight illegal logging in Cambodia

July 30, 2019

Cambodia has seen a 23 percent decrease in tree cover since 2000 according to Global Forest Watch. As part of this, the country lost almost half of its dense old-growth forests: 3 million hectares, an area the size of Denmark. More than half of Cambodia is now non-forested. Against this backdrop, two NGOs, a Danish … Read More