Almost 6000 hectares as multi use area in Cambodia

The Government of Cambodia, at the request of the Ministry of Environment, dated November 28, has issued two sub-decrees on the establishment of the "Lion Pillar" and "Neang Kangrei Mountain - Touk Meas Mountain", a multi-use area of nearly 6,000 hectares (5,902) under the control of the Ministry of Environment. Many areas of use "Neang Kangrei-Touk Meas Mountain" covers...

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Chreav Waterfalls (small but potential for local people)

Kompong Speu is home of tourist destinations in Cambodia. Located at the west of Phnom Penh, it is rich in natural beauty such as Aoral (the highest mountain in the kingdom), Kirirom national park the largest pine forest, Chambok waterfall the community based tourism, Te Tik Pos the natural phenomenon to the villagers, Chreav waterfall the famous hotspot for national tourists. Jump...

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Protected areas

Protected areas are essential for biodiversity conservation. They are the cornerstones of virtually all national and international conservation strategies, set aside to maintain functioning natural ecosystems, to act as refuges for species and to maintain ecological processes that cannot survive in most intensely managed landscapes and seascapes. Protected areas act...

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Cambodia's Ecotourism Policy seeking for final draft

The final draft of eco-tourism policy will be completed by August. When the second national forum on National Resources Preservation and Protection is held. Ministry of Environment's spokesman SAO Sopheap said the two ministers met for the first time in July to discuss the policy  which was initiated by ministry of tourism and was designed to promote eco-tourism in Cambodia. Chi...

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Asthma attacks reduced in tree-lined urban neighborhoods

People living in polluted urban areas are far less likely to be admitted to hospital with asthma (ជំងឺហឺត) when there are lots of trees in their neighbourhood, a study by the University of Exeter's medical school has found. The study into the impact of urban greenery on asthma suggests that respiratory health can be improved by the expansion of tree cover in very...

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Transforming greenhouse gases: New 'supercatalyst' to recycle carbon dioxide and methane

Air pollution from industry. Scientists have developed an advanced nickel-based catalyst strengthened with tin and ceria, and used it to transform CO2 and CH4 into a synthesis gas that can be used to produce fuels and a range of valuable chemicals. In a study published by the Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, scientists have described how they created an advanced...

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'Keep it local' approach more effective than government schemes at protecting rainforest

Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to new research. In some cases in the Amazon rainforest, grassroots initiatives can be even more effective at protecting this vital ecosystem. This is particularly important due to widespread political resistance to hand over control over forests...

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