Category: Social
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Ecotourism in Areng Valley to be spared from damming
BY Rady MEY & Nayheak KHUN Areng valley is a very beautiful place located in Koh Kong province in the southwest Cambodia. Home to approximately 1,300 indigenous people, rich in biodiversity, inhabited by 31 endangered rare (endangered) wildlife species such as Dragon fish and one of the last places left in Cambodia, it is a place where…
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Empowered Chong Community: Cultural Preservation and Areng Development
By Kakada Kuy Areng Valley (Cambodia): Called by the Prime Minister Hun Sen the ‘Battery Province,’ Koh Kong has potential for hydropower dam construction projects. Areng dam is one of the plans. However, there have been conflicts caused by its immense natural and cultural impacts to the local indigenous community. Once the dam is constructed, 1,500…
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Areng Valley: Harmonious Ways of Living and Hydropower Impacts
By Nou Serey Vathna, Cambodia Peace Fellow of PIC About 250 Kilometers away from Phnom Penh, Areng Valley is located in the Southwestern part of Koh Kong province at the foot of the Cardamom Mountains. The Valley is believed to be the largest forest in Asia. It is home to 277 species, 39 of which…