The document discusses coastal environment issues and management challenges in Cambodia. It notes pollution, depletion of natural resources like fisheries, mangroves, coral and seagrasses, and issues like overdredging sand and port development are degrading the coastal environment. Coastal management aims to sustainably conserve resources, but faces challenges like lack of enforcement, public awareness, and corruption. Proper management is needed to address coastal degradation issues.

1. Institute of
Foreign
Coastal
Languages
Resources
Class E1.4
Presented by:
1. Siv Vises
2. Chin Tola
3. Pheng Sreyneang
4. Chhorn Daneth
5. Leark Sreytoch
6. Vuth Sophearun
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2. Content
Part I Introduction
Part II Coastal Environment Issues and problems
◦ Pollution
◦ Degradation of natural resources: fisheries,
mangrove forest, coral and seagrasses
◦ Over dredging sand
◦ Port development
◦ tourism
Part III Coastal management and challenges
Part IV Opinions
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3. Part I Introduction
 The coastline of Cambodia extends 435 km along
the Northeast shore of the shallow Gulf of
Thailand between the Vietnamese and Thai
borders.
 The coastal provinces are Koh Kong , Kep,
Sihanou and Kampot.
 There are many resources a long the coastal area
such as beaches, sand, islands, mangrove forest
and so on.
 There are valuable things in the sea such as oil,
sea fish, coral and so on.
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4. Map
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5. Part II
Coastal Environment Issues
 Pollution
 Discharging solid waste and liquid waste into the river or
beach directly.
• Agricultural activities: Using chemical fertilizer and
insecticide
 Industrial activities: disposing the waste, particularly liquid
waste into the sea directly
 Degradation of Natural Resources
 Fisheries: Using illegal fishing instrument such as push
nets, drag nets, dynamite, or fish poison
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6. Part II
Coastal Environment Issues
 Degradation of Natural Resources
Mangroves:
There are approximately 63,039 ha (1997) and it
was further reduced to 56,241 ha (2002 by JICA
and MOE)
The depletion of mangrove forest caused by
human activities: Cutting for charcoal and wood
production, clearing the mangrove forest for
agriculture purpose.
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7. Part II
Coastal Environment Issues
 Coral and Seagrasses
• Destructive fishing practices including
motorized push nets, shallow water trawling
and weighted bottom nets.
 Over dredging sand:
The removal of sand is remarkable in O Tres
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8. Part II
Coastal Environment Issues
Port development
tourism
 Problems
 the depletion of natural resources such as
mangrove forest, fish, coral, seagrasses and
sand can cause some problems: fish
shortage, pollution, beach erosion and other
problems.
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9. Part III
Coastal Management and
Challenges
Coastal management
◦ Enforcement of existing law
 To manage and conserve the coastal resources
in a sustainable manner.
◦ Environmental legal framework
◦ Environmental issues framework
◦ Coastal Zone Management
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10. Part III
Coastal Management and
Challenges
 Challenges
◦ Lack of enforcing environmental laws
◦ Lack of public awareness and participation
◦ Corruption
◦ Poverty
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11. Part VI
Conclusion
 All in all, pollution, degradation of natural resources
and other environmental issues along the coastal area
are still the important issues to be concern.
 Suggestion:
◦ government and line ministries as well as other
institutions should pay more attention to coastal area
issues and take action immediately if necessary.
◦ Local authorities in close collaboration with communities
should carry out monitoring and enforcing the existing law
effectively.
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