Celebrating the 13th Anniversary of International Forestry Day Under the theme “Sustainable Forests for Humanity.”
Monday April 1st, 2024
Celebrating the 13th Anniversary of International Forestry Day Under the theme “Sustainable Forests for Humanity.” ==================== Associations and youth groups jointly celebrate the 13th anniversary of International Forest Day under the theme “Sustainable Forests for Humanity” at Freedom Park with 200 participants. This event lasts ten days, from March 12 to 21, 2024, with three aims: Objectives of the program include: 1. Celebrate International Forest Day 2024 and promote the[…]
Joint Statement: Sustainable Forests for Humanity
Thursday March 28th, 2024
Joint Statement Celebration of International Forest Day 2024 “Sustainable Forests for Humanity” Phnom Penh, 26 March 2024 We, the youth groups, communities, unions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and associations celebrating International Forest Day 2024 under the topic “Sustainable Forests for Humanity,” are deeply worried about the failure to fully implement relevant laws and policies on forest protection, and the neglect in addressing all requests and concerns regarding forest destruction in Cambodia.[…]
Youth and Social Causes
Wednesday March 20th, 2024
Youth and Social Causes Ms. Orn Srey Len is a 17-year-old girl born in Angkor Ban 4 village, Angkor Ban 4 commune, Kang Meas district, Kampong Cham province, the only daughter in a middle-class family. Srey Len graduated from high school in 2022. She is a girl who is curious about the history and issues in the country. Even though she is young, she is a girl who knows social[…]
The Wildlife Trade around the Prey Lang Area in Cambodia
Thursday November 23rd, 2023
Press release on the dissemination of the investigation report: The Wildlife Trade around the Prey Lang Area in Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia- 14th September 2023 The Cambodian Youth Network Association (CYN) is pleased to announce that on September 15th, 2023, it will be hosting a presentation of the investigation report’s findings on “The Wildlife Trade around Prey Lang Area in Cambodia” and a discussion on community concerns.[…]
Forestry Crimes Up 15 Percent, Official Insists Large-Scale Logging Eliminated
Wednesday August 11th, 2021
Patrolers found more than 4,200 cases of illegal logging and other forestry crimes in the first half of the year, an increase of 15 percent, as authorities continued to say that large-scale timber trafficking had been eliminated in the country.
Civil Society Campaigns for Release of Environmental Activists
Tuesday August 3rd, 2021
The Ministry of Justice has dismissed the campaign saying that the only way to help the jailed activists is through the courts PHNOM PENH–Environmental youth groups and civil society groups on June 28 launched a campaign demanding the release of jailed environmental activists and calling for the charges, which have been widely regarded as politically motivated, to be dropped.
Five years after his murder, family and advocates still seeking justice for slain political commentator Kem Ley
Monday August 2nd, 2021
As they prepare for Saturday’s five-year anniversary of the murder of prominent political commentator Kem Ley, a broad coaltiion family members, friends and civil society groups of all kinds are calling on the government to provide “genuine justice” in a case that has drawn international attention.
Joint Statement On Call for a Transparent Investigation and a Stop to Grassroots Activism Interference following Hong Kong’s Seizure of More Than 211 Tons of Rare Timber Exported from Cambodia
Friday June 4th, 2021
Phnom Penh, May 27, 2021 We, the undersigned associations, unions, civil society organizations, environmental activists, acitizens, and international scientists are very concerned after seeing the press release issued by
102,436 Hectares of Prey Lang Were Converted into Agricultural Land and Resettlement Areas in the Last Two Decades
Thursday September 10th, 2020
A study authored by the Ecology Program of Jesuit Service Cambodia (JSC), in partnership with Cambodian Youth Network (CYN), of the change in forest cover in the Prey Lang Protected Area compared satellite imagery taken in the year 2000 and 2019, and found that 102,436 hectares of forest became barren or were converted into crops, plantations, and human settlement areas during that time period. This number of hectares represents around[…]
102,436 Hectares of Prey Lang Were Converted into Agricultural Land and Resettlement Areas in the Last Two Decades
Monday August 10th, 2020
10 August 2020 – A study authored by the Ecology Program of Jesuit Service Cambodia (JSC), in partnership with Cambodian Youth Network (CYN), of the change in forest cover in the Prey Lang Protected Area compared satellite imagery taken in the year 2000 and 2019, and found that 102,436 hectares of forest became barren or were converted into crops, plantations, and human settlement areas during that time period. This number[…]