Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary

Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary
ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃស្នួល
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Map showing the location of Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationSnuol District, Kratié Province, Cambodia
Nearest citySnuol
Coordinates12°06′11″N 106°41′33″E / 12.1031°N 106.6924°E / 12.1031; 106.6924
Area619.43 km2 (239.16 sq mi)[1]
Established1993[1]

Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary (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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Protected Planet (2018). "Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
  2. ^ "Royal decree on Establishment of Natural Protected Areas (1993 ) - OD Mekong Datahub". data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ^ "BirdLife International (2009) Important Bird Area factsheet: Snoul / Keo Sema / O Reang, Cambodia". BirdLife International. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  4. ^ "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". data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  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). doi:10.1111/csp2.12912. ISSN 2578-4854. S2CID 257181013.
  6. ^ "Learning from Local Perceptions for Strategic Road Development in Cambodia's Protected Forests".

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