Greed for Land Consumes Lakes, Forests: Environment 2022
An insatiable craving for land uprooted several communities in 2022, not to mention the ecosystems destroyed in its path.
Danielle Keeton-Olsen Dec 27, 9:46 am
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An insatiable craving for land uprooted several communities in 2022, not to mention the ecosystems destroyed in its path.
Reporters out on the Bassac river in a hired fishing boat counted 43 barges in total at various stages of the sand dredging process in two hours in one afternoon last week.
A fisherman is waiting for sand-dredging company officials to respond after his boat and home was severely damaged in a crash with one of the barges hauling new land for Phnom Penh’s developments.
The Mines and Energy Ministry is seeking bids to dredge sand from more than 2,000 hectares along the coasts of Koh Kong and Preah Sihanouk provinces, saying the work is needed to “restore waterways.”
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