Gerald Flynn

Cambodia

Southeast Asia Staff Writer at Mongabay

Journalist in #Cambodia for @mongabay Bylines in: @AJ101East @third_pole @VOD_English @NewNaratif @scmpnews 2022 @Rainforest_RIN fellow Views my own.

Featured in: Favicon

mongabay.com (+1) Favicon

scmp.com

eco-business.com Favicon

southeastasiaglobe.com Favicon

thethirdpole.net Favicon

vodenglish.news Favicon

cambodianess.com Favicon

yorkshirebylines.co.uk Favicon

coastalnewstoday.com Favicon

newnaratif.com + 1 more

Articles

New dams cast doubt on Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects

4 weeks ago | eco-business.com | Gerald Flynn

The Cambodian government has approved at least three new irrigation dams across the Cardamom Mountains, carving even deeper into forests currently being used for the Southern Cardamom REDD+ and Samkos REDD+ carbon credit projects. Construction is yet to begin on the new dams, which are slated to be built in Battambang, Koh Kong and Pursat provinces.
New dams call into question Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects

1 month ago | news.mongabay.com | Gerald Flynn

Three new irrigation dams have been approved in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, overlapping with two carbon credit projectsThe new developments join five hydropower projects that are already eating into these same forests.
Indigenous community slams Cambodia REDD+ project over rights violations in Cardamoms

1 month ago | reccessary.com | Gerald Flynn

An aerial view from April 2022 of the access road that carves its way through the forest to the 150-megawatt Stung Tatai Leu hydropower dam in Kravanh National Park, on the edge of the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project’s border. Image by Mongabay. “[Officially], the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project was suspended for more than a year and then restarted/reinstated recently.
Indigenous community calls out Cambodian REDD+ project as tensions simmer in the Cardamoms

1 month ago | news.mongabay.com | Gerald Flynn

Indigenous Chorng communities in Cambodia allege continued land restrictions and rights violations by Wildlife Alliance, the U.S.-based NGO running the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project that includes swaths of their farmlands and forest. The project was reinstated last September after a 14-month suspension to review the allegations, but concerns persist over unresolved land claims, restricted access to land, and lack of financial transparency.
How did Southeast Asia move forward on climate goals in 2024?

Jan 15, 2025 | reccessary.com | Carolyn P. Cowan |Gerald Flynn

The Ngao River, a Mekong tributary, burst its banks flooding more than 2,000 Rai of pomelo orchards in late Aug-mid-Sept, photographed on Sept 20, 2024. Image courtesy of Rak Chiang Khong Conservation Group / International Rivers. 2024 was a year marked by a COP climate summit so dismal that many governments and analysts questioned whether the annual meetings are even worth holding.
Environmental journalist in Cambodia shot and killed by suspected logger

Dec 10, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Gerald Flynn

Free press advocates are demanding justice for environmental reporter Chhoeung Chheng after he was shot and killed by a suspected illegal logger on the outskirts of a protected area in northern Cambodia. Chheng and a colleague were in the region to document illegal forest activities when they encountered the alleged perpetrator on Dec. 4; police arrested the suspect the following day. Chheng died in hospital on Dec.
New transmission lines cut a Cambodian rainforest sanctuary in half

Nov 26, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Gerald Flynn

Satellite imagery, drone photography and testimony from residents indicate that work has begun on electricity transmission lines that will cut through the heart of Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in order to connect Cambodia’s energy grid with that of Laos. A 5.8-kilometer-long (3.6-mile) strip of land has already been cleared inside Prey Lang, indicating that plans are moving forward to run the transmission lines 65 km (40 mi) through the sanctuary.
Six activists arrested in Cambodia while investigating illegal logging

Nov 25, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Gerald Flynn

Six environmental activists were held in custody in Cambodia from Nov. 23-25 as they were investigating illegal logging in a national park. The six, including Goldman Prize winner Ouch Leng, were released without charge, after earlier being accused of unauthorized entry into Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park. Their arrest is the latest in a string of crackdowns against environmentalists and journalists, which has accelerated under Cambodia’s new prime minister.
Cambodian logging syndicate tied to major U.S. wood flooring supply chains

Oct 21, 2024 | treefrogcreative.ca | Gerald Flynn |Bob Brash |Robert McKellar |David Elstone

Cambodian logging syndicate tied to major U.S. wood flooring supply chains By Gerald Flynn Mongabay October 21, 2024 Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building Region: United States, International Cambodian companies producing engineered hardwood flooring for the U.S. market are getting their timber from a company described as a cartel that’s been repeatedly accused of illegally logging inside protected areas. Angkor Plywood is the sole supplier of plywood to flooring manufacturers based in the...
Cambodian logging syndicate tied to major U.S. wood flooring supply chains

Oct 20, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Gerald Flynn

Cambodian companies producing engineered hardwood flooring for the U.S. market are getting their timber from a company described as a cartel that’s been repeatedly accused of illegally logging inside protected areas. Angkor Plywood is the sole supplier of plywood to flooring manufacturers based in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone, and claims the wood comes from its acacia and eucalyptus plantations.