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Environment - current issues Cambodia, in 34 editions.
The entry for Cambodia published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 4 editions, 1990 to 1993.
Published as “Environment”
a land of paddies and forests dominated by Mekong River and Tonle Sap
a land of paddies and forests dominated by Mekong River and Tonle Sap
The entry for Cambodia did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand are resulting in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries);
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- in rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water
- natural hazards:
- monsoonal rains (June to November);
- flooding;
- occasional droughts
- international agreements:
- party to - Marine Life Conservation,
- Ship Pollution;
- signed,
- but not ratified - Desertification,
- Endangered Species,
- Law of the Sea,
- Marine Dumping
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: logging activities throughout the country and strip
mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand
are resulting in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in
particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural
fisheries); deforestation; soil erosion; in rural areas, a majority of
the population does not have access to potable water
natural hazards: monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding;
occasional droughts
international agreements: party to - Marine Life Conservation, Ship
Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Endangered
Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand are resulting in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries);
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- in rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water
- natural hazards:
- monsoonal rains (June to November);
- flooding;
- occasional droughts
- international agreements:
- party to - Marine Life Conservation, Ship Pollution;
- signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Tropical Timber 94
current issues: logging activities throughout the country and strip
mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand
are resulting in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in
particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural
fisheries); deforestation; soil erosion; in rural areas, a majority of
of the population does not have access to potable water
natural hazards: monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding;
occasional droughts
international agreements: party to - Marine Life Conservation, Ship
Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Desertification, EndangeredDumping Dumping,
Tropical Timber 94
- logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand are resulting in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries);
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- in rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water
current issues: logging activities throughout the
country and strip
border with Thailand
biodiversity (innatural
natural fisheries); deforestation; soil erosion; in rural areas, a majority
majority of the population does not have access to potable water
natural hazards: monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding;
occasional droughts
international agreements: party to - Marine Life Conservation, Ship
Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,
Tropical Timber 94
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand are resulting in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries);
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- in rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water
logging activities throughout the
and strip mining for gems in the western region along the
Thailand are resulting in habitat loss and declining
particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens
fisheries); deforestation; soil erosion; in rural areas, a
the population does not have access to potable water
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand are resulting in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries);
- soil erosion;
- in rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water;
- toxic waste delivery from Taiwan sparked unrest in Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville) in December 1998
illegal logging activities throughout
the country
the border with
biodiversity (in
threatens naturaldeforestation; soil erosion; in rural areas, a
majority ofwater water;
toxic waste delivery from Taiwan sparked unrest in Kampong Saom
(Sihanoukville) in December 1998
The same text in 4 editions, 2000 to 2003.
- illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries);
- soil erosion;
- in rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water;
- toxic waste delivery from Taiwan sparked unrest in Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville) in December 1998
illegal logging activities throughoutare resulting have resulted in habitat loss and declining
The same text in 14 editions, 2004 to 2017.
- illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries);
- soil erosion;
- in rural areas, most of the population does not have access to potable water;
- declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing
illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, a majority most of the population does not have access to potable water; toxic waste delivery from Taiwan sparked unrest in Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville) in December 1998 declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries);
- soil erosion;
- in rural areas, most of the population does not have access to potable water;
- declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing;
- coastal ecosystems choked by sediment washed loose from deforested areas inland
illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, most of the population does not have access to potable water; declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing overfishing; coastal ecosystems choked by sediment washed loose from deforested areas inland
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Cambodia: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/cambodia/environment-current-issues.