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 an area of
5063 hectares in the commune of Traengil Commune, Pou Khum Commune, Chrornouk
Commune, Dar Commune, Svay Rompea Commune, Kampong Leng District, Kampong
Chhnang Province. Particularly, multi-use area of Lion Pillar has its total
land 839 hectares at Sambor district, Kratie.
These
two multiple use areas’s aims are (1)- to ensure maintenance of habitats and stabilize
ecosystems of natural environment include wildlife and plants (2)-
environmental protection and conservation of natural resources and contribute
to reducing climate change and natural disaster risk (3)- to encourage the
participation of the local community as well as those involved in the protection
and conservation and sustainable use of natural resources (4)- to increase the
role ecosystems protected areas for the benefit of society and (5)- generation
of natural products and services for the needs of the community.
Sub-Decree
with the signature of Samdech Techo Hun Sen emphasized that the Ministry of
Environtment competent to organize and manage these two multi use areas in
collaboration with relevant ministries and institutions competent provincial
administration and the armed forces to ensure environmental protection, the
conservation of ecosystems, biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural
resources.
