Eight separate ministries and government agencies have prepared plans to deal with climate change, according to the Environment Ministry.
Alex Gonzalez-Davidson, head of the Mother Nature activist group, will see his visa expire on Feb. 20
The Laos government has been sharply rebuked by regional governments and environmentalists for ignoring their concerns and pressing ahead with plans to construct yet another dam on the Mekong River. In southern Laos’ Don Det, local communities share many of those concerns, but not everybody is against the dam at nearby Don Sahong.
Alex Gonzalez-Davidson, director of Mother Nature, told VOA Khmer in an interview that the Ministry of Interior has confiscated his passport and is refusing to issue a visa renewal.
“The forest in Cambodia is gradually declining because the government gives the economic concession license to private companies,” Ouch Leng told “Hello VOA” Tuesday.
Environmentalists and neighboring countries worry project could damage ecological system crucial for feeding millions of people in Southeast Asia.
With Prime Minister Hun Sen holding on to power for 30 years, the region will have a new leader where those who want to stay long in power can turn to for a lesson, analyst says.
The environmental watchdog Global Witness has issued a new report, naming Cambodian business tycoon Try Pheap as a leading force behind the destruction of the country’s forests.
Phnom Penh is one of the fastest-growing cities in Southeast Asia.
Cambodia tilts towards China and its acceptance of more and more Chinese aid helps the impoverished nation to reduce influence of international donors who had sought to push Cambodia towards more democratic form of governance.
VOA Khmer’s Say Mony interviewed Mega First Corporation’s senior environmental manager, Peter Hawkins, during a field visit to the project site in December.
Frogs are a natural, organic alternative to pesticides for farmers in Cambodia fighting against the insects ravening their fragile rice seedlings.
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