| Cambodia |
| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
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| National websites |
Cambodia Web |
| Embassy / Chancery in U.S. |
Royal Embassy of Cambodia
to the United States of America
4500 16th Street NW, Washington D.C. 20011.
Telephone: (202) 726-7742 or FAX: (202) 726-8381 |
| Agencies responsible for
biological inventory and conservation |
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries,
Address : Norodom Blvd., Phnom Penh
Phone : 023 - 427 320
Fax : (+855 23) 427 320 and the
Ministry of Environment,
Address : Sihanouk Blvd., Phnom Penh
Phone : 023 - 426 814
Fax : (+855 23) 427 844
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| Non-governmental organizations
concerned with conservation |
Cambodia Community Outreach Project (CCOP)
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| Major Natural Resources |
Cambodia's natural resources include
many kinds of minerals and timber. The food industry
utilizes inland and coastal fisheries, and various
conditions which are suited to a wide range of crops and livestock. The
country also has access to one of the most important rivers in Asia, the
Mekong. The Mekong River has great potential for irrigation and the generation of hydroelectricity. |
| Major Environmental and
Conservation Issues |
Cambodia is subject to natural hazards such as monsoonal rains from June to November, flooding,
and occasional droughts.
Some of the current issues effecting the environment of Cambodia are logging activities throughout
the country and strip mining for gems in the
western region along the border of Thailand. These activities are resulting
in habitat loss and declining biodiversity. In particular, the destruction
of mangrove swamps is threatening to natural fisheries. Other problems
include rapid deforestation, and soil erosion.
In rural areas a majority of the population does not have access to potable
water.
Due to the increasing popularity of high-yield rice varieties as a
substitute for local rice varieties there is a risk of loss of
agrobiological diversity. Furthermore, the use of pesticides is increasing
causing damage to wetlands and the fish population.
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| Statistics |
Information
Sources |
| Land area |
176,520 sq km |
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| Area of forest |
116,503 Sq. km |
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| Area of wetlands |
52,956 Sq. km |
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| Area of territorial waters |
4,520 sq km |
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| Population: |
11,339,562 |
Density: |
64.2/Sq. km |
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| Area protected (ha) (only areas
>1000ha) at all IUCN levels:2,997,750 ha |
World Conservation Monitering Centre |
Fraction of land area protected
(%):16.56 |
World Conservation Monitering Centre |
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| Major Protected Areas |
The Royal Government of Cambodia has designated 23 areas as national parks,
wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, or multiple-use areas.
These total 3,327,200 ha or about 19% of the land surface, one of
the highest proportions in South-East Asia List
of Major Protected Areas
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| Endemic Species |
| Mammals |
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| Birds |
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| Reptiles |
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| Amphibians |
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| Fish |
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| Invertebrates |
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| Plants |
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| Endangered, Threatened and
Vulnerable Species |
| Mammals |
23 |
| Birds |
18 |
| Reptiles |
9 |
| Amphibians |
0 |
| Fish |
5 |
| Invertebrates |
0 |
| Plants |
5 |
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World Conservation Monitoring
Centre - Animal World Conservation
Monitoring Centre - Plants |
| Extinct Species |
| Mammals |
0 |
| Birds |
0 |
| Reptiles |
0 |
| Amphibians |
0 |
| Fish |
0 |
| Invertebrates |
0 |
| Plants |
792 |
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World Conservation Monitoring
Centre - Animal World
Conservation Monitoring Centre - Plants |
| Species listed on CITES
Appendices |
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CITES-listed Species Database |
| Legislation |
| Laws protecting endangered or
threatened species |
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| Laws protecting endangered
ecosystems |
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| Signatory to CITES |
10/2/97 |
| Signatory to Ramsar Wetlands
Convention |
Not a member |
| Signatory to Convention on
Biological Diversity |
2/9/95 |
| Signatory to Migratory Bird
Treaty |
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| Member of International Whaling
Commission |
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| Signatory to other international
treaties designed to protect or manage biological resources |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Marine Life Conservation, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping
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| Natural Resource Use |
Information
Sources |
| Fisheries |
three main sectors: the Great Lake or Tonle Sap, rivers, streams and flooded areas, and offshore marine fishing. |
SD Dimensions |
| Forestry / deforestation |
uncontrolled deforestation |
One World |
| Ecotourism |
There is very little tourism in Cambodia as of now |
Embassy.org |
| Trade in wildlife products |
Mammals traded include tiger, Panthera tigris, leopard, P. pardus,
clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa, Asian elephant, Elephus
maximus, Asiatic black bear, Selenarctos thibetanus, Malayan sun
bear, Helarctos malayanus, pangolin, Manis javanica, banteng, Bos
javanicus, and gaur, B. gaurus, as well as reptiles (e.g. Siamese
crocodile, Crocodylus siamensis, reticulated python, Python
reticulatus, and various freshwater turtles), and birds (e.g. Sarus
Crane, Grus antigone, and, at least historically, Giant Ibis,
Pseudibis gigantea). |
Oriental Bird Club |
| Hunting |
Subsistance Hunting and Explotation |
Oriental Bird Club |
| Other uses of natural resources |
timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
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CIA Publications
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| Human Impacts on Natural Resources |
Information
Sources |
| Air pollution |
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| Water pollution |
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| Development activities |
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| Introduced species |
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| Legislation addressing these
issues |
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| Restoration and Reintroduction |
Information
Sources |
| Programs for restoration of
damaged habitat |
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| Programs for ex situ
conservation (captive breeding and reintroduction) of endangered species |
Cambodia Tiger Conservation |
STF Projects |