Sar Mory, research and advocacy program manager at the Cambodian Youth Network, argued that the swift and brutal responses exhibited by the authorities is a ploy to deter further people from criticizing their decisions.
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Mekong at risk of extreme weather
Cambodian Youth Network’s research and advocacy programme manager and environmental activist Sar Mory told The Post on Tuesday that his organisation has requested the MRC and countries in the Mekong River sub-region to stop building hydro dams along the river to maintain its natural flow.
The Challenges in Creating a National Dialogue on Environmental Protection in Cambodia
I have been working in environmental advocacy and education for almost a decade. I first started paying attention to environmental issues after I joined the first national protest of Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) at Freedom Park in May 2011.
Unregistered NGOs warned of legal action
Sar Mory, researcher and advocacy programme chief of the Cambodian Youth Network, an NGO involved in environment protection, said most of the NGOs working on the environment were registered with the Interior Ministry.
Illegal constructions in protected areas demolished
Cambodian Youth Network deputy president Sar Mory yesterday appealed for regular patrols in conservation areas given the persisting reports of crimes from community networks.
Cambodian Youth Network works on civic engagement in society
“We noticed that the voice of the youth was often dismissed or ignored in policy decision making. So we decided to found CYN in 2009 and eventually registered it as a non-governmental organisation at the Ministry of Interior in 2013.
Illegal logging persists in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary: Report
Forest clearing and land encroachment within Prey Lang is illegal. Still, Mory worries that if the clearing continues, the government could grant economic land concessions on those lands in the future. “If there’s no effective crackdown on illegal encroachment then we will [see] huge areas of cleared forest,” Mory said.
NGO reports massive forest clearing in Prey Lang area
The Cambodian Youth Network yesterday said hundreds of hectares of forest land in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary have been illegally cleared in Stung Treng and Preah Vihear provinces.
Cambodia cancels holidays to boost growth but stalls on key rights issues for EU trade
“The elimination of Human Rights Day, Paris Peace Agreement Day and International Children’s Day from the public holidays seems against the commitment of the Cambodian government to uphold and respect human rights as mentioned in the constitution and ratified human rights conventions,” Sar Mory, vice-president of the Cambodian Youth Network, told ASEAN Today.
Kingdom set to mark World Environment Day
Sar Mory, vice president of Cambodian Youth Network, says that climate change is a challenge for the global community, including Cambodia.
“Factors contributing to climate change include many forms such as deforestation, the depletion of natural resources and the increase of greenhouse gas emissions,” Mr Mory says