Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary
Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary (Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃស្នួល) was a protected area located in eastern Cambodia on the border with Vietnam, created in 1993. It is classified as part of an Important Bird Area. The sanctuary, which had been suffering from illegal logging and deforestation for years, was dissolved in February 2018 by a royal decree. Chhay Duong Savuth, director of the Kratie province Environment Department, stated as the main reason the habitat destruction and illegal land settlement. However, a large proportion of the protected area was issued by the Royal Government of Cambodia as economic land concessions to private companies for agriculture use.
References
- ^ Protected Planet (2018). "Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
- ^ "Royal decree on Establishment of Natural Protected Areas (1993 ) - OD Mekong Datahub". data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "BirdLife International (2009) Important Bird Area factsheet: Snoul / Keo Sema / O Reang, Cambodia". BirdLife International. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Royal decree No. 176 on revocation of Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary in Kratie province and Roneam Daun Sam Wildlife Sanctuary in Battambang province - OD Mekong Datahub". data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ Nuttall, Matthew; Olsson, Erik; Washington, Harri; Ung, Vises; Bunnefeld, Nils; Merriman, Joel; Griffin, Olly; Hobson, Keziah; Diment, Alex; Kroner, Rachel Golden (2023-02-23). "Protected area downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement in Cambodia: Enabling conditions and opportunities for intervention". Conservation Science and Practice. 5 (4). doi:10.1111/csp2.12912. ISSN 2578-4854. S2CID 257181013.
- ^ "Learning from Local Perceptions for Strategic Road Development in Cambodia's Protected Forests".
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