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Cambodia cracks down on social media wildlife trade, but gaps remain
Cambodia’s environment ministry has called on content creators and social media users to stop posting content that promotes the online sale of wildlife products, to tackle the illegal wildlife trade in the country.
Laotian authorities say they’ve seized illegal wildlife products and launched investigations, but conservation groups argue enforcement remains too limited to disrupt the broader network.
Kent Carpenter, a marine scientist who championed protecting the biodiversity-rich Verde Island Passage and the country’s oceans, was shot dead in the province of Negros Oriental.
A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals persistent trafficking of illegal timber from Cambodia and Laos into Vietnam.
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