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Mongabay's Articles on Keo Seima REDD+

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Mongabay's Articles on Keo Seima REDD+
(July 29, 2024) This statement addresses the Mongabay articles from July 22 and July 24. Rural Cambodia is undergoing a rapid transition, resulting in increased demand for land, competing claims, and significant deforestation—all exacerbated by weak governance. This reality is widespread across Cambodia, not just in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary. Despite these challenging conditions, the Keo Seima REDD+ project, which launched in 2010, has made meaningful progress and continues to do so. Significant...

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BBC Panorama Documentary

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BBC Panorama Documentary
(May 07, 2024) On May 2nd, the BBC broadcast a Panorama documentary entitled Big Brands’ Green Claims Uncovered. The program features the Keo Seima REDD+ project – co-implemented by the Cambodian Ministry of Environment and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – and rightly documents the intense and escalating deforestation pressures impacting local communities outside the boundaries of the Keo Seima REDD+ project area. This advancing threat has been a feature of the la...

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អ្នកស្រី គឿង ណាវី ស្រ្តីដឹកនាំសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចព្នង តំណាងសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាក្នុងសន្និសីទ COP28

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អ្នកស្រី គឿង ណាវី ស្រ្តីដឹកនាំសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចព្នង តំណាងសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាក្នុងសន្និសីទ COP28
(December 05, 2023)   ទីក្រុងឌូបៃ នៃសហភាព​អារ៉ាប់​អេមី​រ៉េត​៖ អ្នកស្រី គឿង ណាវី ប្រធានសហគមន៍ស្រ្តីតំណាងឱ្យ​សហគមន៍​ជនជាតិ​ដើម​ភាគ​តិច​ព្នង​​ក្នុង​ដែន​ជម្រក​សត្វ​ព្រៃ​កែវ​សីមា​ ខេត្ត​មណ្ឌល​គិ​រី​ បាន​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​កំពូល​នៃ​បណ្ដា​ភាគី​អនុសញ្ញាក្របខ័ណ្ឌ​សហ​ប្រជាជាតិ​​ស្ដី​ពី​ការ​ប្រែ​ប្រួល​អាកាស​ធាតុ​​លើកទី២៨ ឆ្នាំ២០២៣ (COP28) ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ​អំពី​​អត្ថ​ប្រយោជន៍​ពិត​ប្រា​កដ​​​នៃ​​ហិរញ្ញ​ប្បទាន​កាបូន​ក្នុង​ការ​អភិរក្ស​ព្រៃ​ឈើ​។​ ក្រោម​ការ​សម្រប​សម្រួល​​ដោយ​ក្រសួង​បរិស្ថាន​​នៃ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ ​និង​អង្គការ​...

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Indigenous Leader Navy Koeung Represents Cambodia at COP28

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Indigenous Leader Navy Koeung Represents Cambodia at COP28
(December 04, 2023) Caption: Navy Koeung and Kimheak Chhay, WCS Cambodia's  Community and REDD+ Manager.  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Navy Koeung, a representative from the Bunong community in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, took to the stage this Sunday at the UNFCCC's 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to highlight the tangible benefits of carbon finance in forest conservation. Her participation, facilitated by the Cambodian Ministry of Environment and WCS Cambodia, underscored the ...

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អាហារូបករណ៍ និងភាពជាម្ចាស់ការ៖ តួនាទីរបស់យុវជនជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចក្នុងការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរប្រកបដោយនិរន្តភាពនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា

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អាហារូបករណ៍ និងភាពជាម្ចាស់ការ៖ តួនាទីរបស់យុវជនជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចក្នុងការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរប្រកបដោយនិរន្តភាពនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
(August 08, 2023)                                              ខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ (ថ្ងៃទី០៩ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣)៖ ក្រសួងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទ អង្គការជនជាតិដើមភាគ តិចកម្ពុជា (CIPO) និងអង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ (WCS) បានសហការគ្នាប្រារព្ធទិវាអន្តរជាតិ​ជន​ជាតិ​ដើមភាគតិចពិភពលោក នៅឯកីឡាដ្ឋានខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ។ ពិធីប្រារព្ធទិវា​នេះក៏​មាន​បញ្ចូលនូវកម្មវិធីសម្ដែង​បែប​ប្រពៃណីនៃជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច ទិដ្ឋភាពនៃការបង្ហាញអំពីភាព...

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Scholarship and Stewardship: Indigenous Youth Pioneering Sustainable Change in Cambodia

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Scholarship and Stewardship: Indigenous Youth Pioneering Sustainable Change in Cambodia
(August 08, 2023)                             KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Cambodia — Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development, the Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Organization (CIPO), and WCS Cambodia, commemorated the 29th International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples at Kampong Speu Stadium today. Attracting over 2,000 attendees, the event celebrated traditional performances and insights from promi...

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ការបង្កើតតំបន់ការពារទេសភាពបាកាន ៖ ភាពជោគជ័យដ៏ធំមួយសម្រាប់ជីវចម្រុះកម្ពុជា និងគោលដៅអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រកបដោយចីរភាព៣០គុណ៣០

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ការបង្កើតតំបន់ការពារទេសភាពបាកាន ៖ ភាពជោគជ័យដ៏ធំមួយសម្រាប់ជីវចម្រុះកម្ពុជា និងគោលដៅអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រកបដោយចីរភាព៣០គុណ៣០
(August 04, 2023)                                ខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ (ថ្ងៃទី០៤ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣)៖ អង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ ប្រចាំប្រទេសកម្ពុជា (WCS) សហការ ជាមួយក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន រដ្ឋបាលខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ មន្ទីរបរិស្ថានខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ និងដៃគូពាក់ព័ន្ធ បានប្រារព្ធពិធីសិក្ខាសាលា ផ្សព្វផ្សាយស្ដីពី៖ «អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ១៤៤ ស្ដីពីការបង្កើតតំបន់ការពារទេសភាពបាកាន»។ នេះគឺជាជំហានដ៏សំខាន់សម្រាប់ ការ ការពារជម្រកជីវចម្រុះ និងអនុលោមទៅតាមគោលដៅអភិវឌ្ឍ...

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Bakan Grassland Officially Protected: A Major Step for Cambodia's Biodiversity and 30x30 Goals

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Bakan Grassland Officially Protected: A Major Step for Cambodia's Biodiversity and 30x30 Goals
(August 04, 2023)                                   PURSAT PROVINCE, Cambodia — Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and the Pursat Provincial Administration and Department of Environment, announced the official designation of the Bakan grassland as a national protected area officially called the Bakan Protected Landscape. This key move safeguards a vital...

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កូនអណ្តើកហ្លួងចំនួន ១២២ក្បាលបានញាស់នៅក្នុងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអភិរក្សសត្វល្មូនកោះកុង

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កូនអណ្តើកហ្លួងចំនួន ១២២ក្បាលបានញាស់នៅក្នុងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអភិរក្សសត្វល្មូនកោះកុង
(May 22, 2023)            កោះកុង (ថ្ងៃទី ២២ ខែ ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ ២០២៣)៖ អង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃ (WCS) និងរដ្ឋបាលជលផលនៃក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ មានក្ដីសោមនស្សរីករាយក្នុងការប្រកាសពីភាពជោគជ័យដ៏អស្ចារ្យស្ដីពីការទទួលបានកូនអណ្តើកហ្លួងចំនួន ១២២ក្បាល ដែលទើបបានញាស់ចេញពីសម្បុកនៅលើឆ្នេរខ្សាច់សប្បនិម្មិតក្នុងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអភិរក្សសត្វល្មូនកោះកុងកាលពីសប្តាហ៍កន្លងទៅ។ នេះគឺជាលើកទីបីហើយ ដែលអណ្តើកហ្លួងចិញ្ចឹមក្នុងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលនេះបានពងកូន។ ក្នុងរដូវពងកូនឆ្នាំ២០២៣នេះ ក្រុមអណ្តើកហ្លួងចិញ្ចឹមសម្រ...

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Record Number of Royal Turtle Hatchlings Born at WCS Cambodia's Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center

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Record Number of Royal Turtle Hatchlings Born at WCS Cambodia's Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center
(May 22, 2023)           SRE AMBEL, Cambodia, May 22, 2023 - In an extraordinary achievement for conservation efforts, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia reports a record-breaking 122 Royal Turtle hatchlings at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) during the 2023 breeding season. This year, KKRCC collected 21 nests with a total of 272 eggs. From these, 122 Royal Turtles successfully hatched, a significant increase from the previous year, which saw nine ...

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First US Diplomat Designated to Advocate for Global Biodiversity, Named President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society

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First US Diplomat Designated to Advocate for Global Biodiversity, Named President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society
(April 06, 2023) We are thrilled to announce that Monica P. Medina has been appointed as the new Wildlife Conservation Society President and CEO. Monica makes history as the first woman to serve in this role, and we couldn't be more honored to have her join our mission to save wildlife and wild places. With an impressive background in environmental diplomacy, Monica has been instrumental in establishing it as a foreign policy priority at the U.S. Department of State. As Assistant Secretary for Oceans and ...

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អង្គការ WCS និងរដ្ឋបាលជលផលលែងអណ្ដើកហ្លួង ២០ក្បាលចូលក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិ

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អង្គការ WCS និងរដ្ឋបាលជលផលលែងអណ្ដើកហ្លួង       ២០ក្បាលចូលក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិ
(March 22, 2023) ស្រែអំបិល (ថ្ងៃទី ២២ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣)៖ អង្គការសមាគមអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃកម្ពុជា សហការជាមួយ Mandai Nature និងរដ្ឋបាលជលផលនៃក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ បានលែងអណ្ដើកហ្លួងឬអណ្ដើកសរសៃចំនួន ២០ក្បាលចូលក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិតាមប្រព័ន្ធព្រែកស្រែអំបិលស្ថិតក្នុងស្រុកស្រែអំបិល ខេត្តកោះកុង។ លោក សោម ស៊ីថា ប្រធានគម្រោងអភិរក្សអណ្ដើកហ្លួងនៃអង្គការ WCS បានថ្លែងថា «អណ្ដើកហ្លួងទាំង ២០ក្បាល (ឬហៅតាមឈ្មោះវិទ្យាសាស្រ្តថា the Southern River Terrapins (Batagur affinis) ដែលបានលែងថ្ងៃនេះ ត្រូវបានក្រុមអភិរក្សប្រមូ...

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20 Royal Turtles Released Into Their Natural Habitat

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20 Royal Turtles Released Into Their Natural Habitat
(March 22, 2023) Sre Ambel (March 22, 2023) – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in collaboration with Mandai Nature and the Fisheries Administration (FiA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF), released 20 critically endangered Royal Turtles into the Sre Ambel River system in Koh Kong Province's Sre Ambel district today. As they are globally known, the Southern River Terrapins (Batagur affinis) were gathered from their nests along the Sre Ambel and Kampong Leu Rivers ...

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Stork Conservation Milestone Achieved as WCS and ACCB Release Rescued and Captive-Raised Birds into the Wild

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Stork Conservation Milestone Achieved as WCS and ACCB Release Rescued and Captive-Raised Birds into the Wild
(February 15, 2023) PREAH VIHEAR, 2/16/2023 - The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Provincial Department of Environment (PDoE) of Preah Vihear province, successfully released an Asian Woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) and a Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) in January 2023 in a protected area. The Asian Woollyneck, classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List for Threatened Species, was rescued in November 2...

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ក្រុមអ្នកអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃបានលែងសត្វត្រុំ និងត្រដក់តូច ចូលក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិវិញ

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ក្រុមអ្នកអភិរក្សសត្វព្រៃបានលែងសត្វត្រុំ និងត្រដក់តូច ចូលក្នុងទីជម្រកធម្មជាតិវិញ
(February 15, 2023) ព្រះវិហារ (ថ្ងៃទី១៦ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០២៣) - អង្គការ​ WCS សហការជាមួយមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអង្គរសម្រាប់ការអភិរក្សជីវៈចម្រុះ (ACCB) និង​មន្ទីរបរិស្ថានខេត្តព្រះវិហារ និងដោយមានការគាំទ្រពីសហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាន សត្វត្រុំ / កុកស-ក ឬ កុកពាក់អំបោះ (Ciconia episcopus) មួយក្បាល និងសត្វត្រដក់តូច (Leptoptilos javanicus) មួយក្បាល ត្រូវបានលែងចូលទៅក្នុងតំបន់ការពារធម្មជាតិវិញ កាលពីខែ មករា ឆ្នាំ ២០២៣។ សត្វត្រុំ ឬហៅថាកុកពាក់អំបោះ ត្រូវបានកត់ត្រានៅបញ្ជីក្រហមរបស់អង្គការ IUCN ជាប្រភេទជិតទទួលរងគ្រោះ។ ចំណែកឯ សត្វត្រដក់តូច ត្រូវបានចាត់ជាប្...

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Captive Royal turtles lay 54 eggs at Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center

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Captive Royal turtles lay 54 eggs at Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center
(January 19, 2023) Koh Kong - Over the last few days of January 2023, the WCS Turtle Conservation Team collected 54 Royal Turtle eggs from four clutches deposited on an artificial sand bank beside a breeding pond at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC). The eggs were laid on the night of January 16 and 18, according to images obtained from a camera trap installed on the sand bank. This is the third consecutive year that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia. The team expects to ...

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Aquaculture Project Contributes to Reduction of Illegal Fishing

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Aquaculture Project Contributes to Reduction of Illegal Fishing
(August 26, 2022) Illegal fishing is one of major threats to the conservation of fishery resources, especially the Critically Endangered Royal Turtles and the Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtles. Since 2019, the European Union-Partners against Wildlife Crime is supporting WCS and CRDT in Cambodia, to enhance protection of these species. To this end, an aquaculture project was implemented by WCS and CRDT across 14 villages in Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong, Kratie and Stung Treng provinces. Through this initiative...

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580 Iconic Giant Turtle Hatchlings Released into the Mekong River

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580 Iconic Giant Turtle Hatchlings Released into the Mekong River
(May 23, 2022) Kratie (May 23, 2022)—To mark World Turtle Day, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in collaboration with Fisheries Administration celebrates the conservation of the Critically Endangered Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtles in Cambodia, by releasing 580 hatchlings into the wild​ along the Mekong River in Sambour district of Kratie province​. “With continuous support from our donors and good cooperation from the Fisheries Administration (FiA), plus strong commitments of our fiel...

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Thirty Royal Turtle Babies Hatch in Captivity in Cambodia

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Thirty Royal Turtle Babies Hatch in Captivity in Cambodia
(May 20, 2022) Koh Kong, Cambodia (20 May 2022) – Thirty Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sand bank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) last week. This is the second time that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia. During the 2022 nesting season Royal Turtles in a captive-breeding group at KKRCC laid 81 eggs in nine clutches and 30 of them hatched. This compares favorably with 2021, when only one of 71 eggs in five clutches successfully hatched. At the sa...

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Wild Health Net Transition Meeting

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Wild Health Net Transition Meeting
(May 13, 2022) (Phnom Penh) - Last week, the WCS Cambodia Wildlife Health Program organized a final meeting for the DTRA-supported WildHealthNet initiative. The purpose of the meeting was to share WildHealthNet activities and achievements over the last 3 years and discuss opportunities for network partners to maintain wildlife health surveillance during this transition to ensure long-term sustainability of the network. WildHealthNet was initiated in late 2018 with the objective to support capacity building ...

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