King grants citizenship to American environmentalist

King Norodom Sihamoni has issued a Royal Decree granting Khmer citizenship to environmentalist Benjamin Joseph Davis, an American. The royal decree, which was signed last Wednesday, also granted citizenship to his wife Lwin Sharyn Patricia and two daughters Davis Amelie Charis and Davis Jarrah Camille. The Environment Ministry yesterday congratulated them on being conferred citizenship.

Environment Ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra said that this was a recognition of the dedicated efforts Davis and his family have put in toward protecting and conserving forest and wildlife resources in the Phnom Thnort-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province.

Davis has been working with the government to protect and conserve wildlife and forest resources for more than 20 years and his Be Treed project has resulted in the conservation of the a portion of the sanctuary to be turned into nature tourism destinations. The project is co-sponsored by the Environment Ministry.

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