Meet Chameroeun, the oldest Elephant at Phnom Tamao
Chamroeun is the oldest of our four elephants at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. She was born in the wild and lived with her herd in Ream National Park, a small national park bordering the coastline. When the tide was low, it exposed some rocky outcrops along the coastline containing vegetation. One day, Chamroeun decided to forage on one of these [...]
The Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project: Mr. Tith Ly’s story
Recently I had the chance to visit Chhay Areng village in Pralay Commune, Koh Kong province, a beautiful tourist attraction with its wide landscape, mountain tops, waterfalls and the clean fresh air hemmed in by nature. I stayed at one of the Community-Based Eco-Tourism (CBET) guesthouses enjoying the surroundings of early morning fog, breathing in the fresh air, walking on the [...]
Wildlife Alliance statement: BBC Panorama
May 3, 2024 Yesterday, the BBC broadcast a program as part of its Panorama series called Big Brands’ Green Claims Uncovered. As we expected, the program presents a fundamentally misleading picture of the Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project (SCRP) to fit a predetermined agenda on carbon markets. Firstly, the program promotes allegations we have already transparently and thoroughly refuted, because they ignore [...]
Behind the scenes tours at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center
The first 3 months of 2024 have shown a good number of tourists visiting Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. Here are some feedback from our recent guests. “Visited the park with my family of five. We had such a great experience. This was well above our daily budget but we splurged and we were happy that we did. My kids are [...]
Cardamoms Forever – An Exhibition
Hearing the word forest, one quickly visualizes green, tall trees, birds chirping, wildlife sounds echoing, trekking, and breathing fresh air. Wildlife Alliance in collaboration with Murals for Cambodia (MFC) organized an opening of “Cardamoms Forever – An Exhibition” to promote protecting and preserving the last standing Forest in Southeast Asia present only in Cambodia – our Cardamom [...]
Wildlife Alliance Statement
For more than a year, with the support of our partners, we have been engaging with Human Rights Watch (HRW) about a report they have prepared on the Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project. The report was published this morning, and as we expected it presents a fundamentally misleading picture of our work. We are particularly dismayed that HRW [...]