Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary
Alt Name:ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃស្នួល
Iucn Category:IV
Iucn Ref:[1]
Map:Cambodia
Relief:yes
Location:Snuol District, Kratié Province, Cambodia
Nearest City:Snuol
Coordinates:12.1031°N 106.6924°W
Area:619.43km2
Established:1993

Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary (Central Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃស្នួល) was a protected area located in eastern Cambodia on the border with Vietnam, created in 1993.[2] It is classified as part of an Important Bird Area.[3] The sanctuary, which had been suffering from illegal logging and deforestation for years, was dissolved in February 2018 by a royal decree.[4] [5] 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.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protected Planet . 2018 . Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary . United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre . 26 Dec 2018.
  2. Web site: Royal decree on Establishment of Natural Protected Areas (1993) - OD Mekong Datahub . 2022-06-21 . data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net . en.
  3. Web site: BirdLife International (2009) Important Bird Area factsheet: Snoul / Keo Sema / O Reang, Cambodia. . 2009-09-14.
  4. Web site: 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. 2020-10-16. data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net. en.
  5. 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 . en . 10.1111/csp2.12912 . 257181013 . 2578-4854. free .
  6. Web site: Learning from Local Perceptions for Strategic Road Development in Cambodia's Protected Forests.