Ty Sokhun was pointed out by Global Witnessfor his involvement in deforestation in Cambodia
Cambodia to Reach Goal of 60 Pct Forest Coverage
2009-04-27
Xinhua
Cambodia is nearing its Millennium Development Goal of maintaining 60 percent forest coverage of its 180,000 square km of land by 2010, according to official figures received in Phnom Penh on Monday.
From 2004 to 2008, Cambodians planted more than six million trees, and the number will be much higher in the future, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries.
"We will grow and distribute 10 million trees to people throughout the country... and encourage tree planting on 10,000 hectares of land," said Ty Sokhun, director of the Forestry Department of the ministry.
Meanwhile, the government has also made efforts to curb illegal logging, closing 19 timber processing plants and making 225,477 hectares of forest land state property in 2008, according to the report.
The tropical rainforests of Cambodia are important centers of biodiversity that house at least 862 native tree species and 775 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles, according to research from the World Conservation Monitoring Center.
From 2004 to 2008, Cambodians planted more than six million trees, and the number will be much higher in the future, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries.
"We will grow and distribute 10 million trees to people throughout the country... and encourage tree planting on 10,000 hectares of land," said Ty Sokhun, director of the Forestry Department of the ministry.
Meanwhile, the government has also made efforts to curb illegal logging, closing 19 timber processing plants and making 225,477 hectares of forest land state property in 2008, according to the report.
The tropical rainforests of Cambodia are important centers of biodiversity that house at least 862 native tree species and 775 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles, according to research from the World Conservation Monitoring Center.
5 comments:
This is one of a leech recorded in the family tree by Global Withness!
The world know this face very well.
I dont see the connection....cutting down the rainforest and planting rubber trees is not maintaing forest cover. 225,477 is the amount of rubber plantation concessions granted in the last year.
a rubber plantation is not forest....is is devoid of all birds, creatures and wild plants. it is a monoculture and not forest. when will somebody competant get Ty Sokuns job>?
kondouy mère a Ty Sokhun
cambodia should designate a world arbor day or tree planting day to remind everyone to plant trees. trees and other plants life are very useful for the environment.
Haha, Hun Sen tree grew in 6 years.
These guys not only fooling the Khmer people but the stupid international communities who corroborate the destruction of Cambodia by these thugs. They supported the regime whom they knew care nothing about the people.
These thugs acted as though they were born to own these beautiful lands of Khmer to themselves.
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