Cambodia approves, then suspends, marble mine in Keo Seima REDD+ project

MONDULKIRI, Cambodia — In a rare win for conservationists and Cambodia’s Indigenous communities, the Ministry of Environment has opted to suspend a planned marble mining operation within a wildlife sanctuary along the border with Vietnam. A letter dated June 27 from then-environment minister Say Samal ordered that the mining exploration operation be suspended before it … Continue reading Cambodia approves, then suspends, marble mine in Keo Seima REDD+ project