Kingdom ranks low on global green list

[geovalin]

Kingdom ranks low on global green list

Thu, 18 February 2016

Erin Handley

Cambodia has performed poorly in the 2016 edition of a recent environmental report, ranking a dismal 146 out of 180 countries. The Kingdom returned one of the lowest Environmental Performance Index (EPI) scores in the region, narrowly edging ahead of Myanmar and Laos.

The 2016 EPI pointed to widespread logging as a key cause for Cambodia’s disappointing result, citing the government’s move to convert protected zones into economic land concessions for plantations and large-scale agriculture projects. “Cambodia has consistently witnessed some of the greatest annual losses among Mekong Basin countries from 2000-2014, losing 18 per cent of its tree cover; very little natural or primary forest remains,” the report said.

read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national