Company’s work halted to protect mangroves

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Khouth Sophak Chakrya

Environmental authorities shut down a private company’s activities in Preah Sihanouk province late last week, after they discovered hectares of mangrove forest had been uprooted and filled in with soil.

Nharl Sithorn, owner of the eponymous company, had cleared a large tract of land and indiscriminately destroyed the homes of a vast array of marine wildlife, according to Sihanouk province’s Fishery Administration director Nen Chamroeun.

“Our fishery authorities have decided to ban the vehicles temporarily until there is a new solution from the provincial authorities,” Chamroeun said.

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