Cambodian Mines and Energy minister Suy Sem announced the ban on July 10 to replace a temporary one issued previous year after a group of watchdog organizations demanded a reexamination of the environmental and social impact assessments of dredging in the province, ministry spokesperson Meng Saktheara told RFA's Khmer Service on Tuesday.
The ministry said most of Cambodia's sand had gone toward the expansion of the island city-state of Singapore, and it would now have to look for other sources.
"There has been such a ban in recent years, but they (companies) still operated and exported", said Meng Heng, from the environmental group Mother Nature.Singapore's Ministry of National Development (MND) said in January the Republic stopped importing sand from Cambodia after the ban took effect in November past year.
The ban, however, excludes the export of silica, a type of sand used in making glass, he reported."If we continue to allow large-scale sand dredging (in Koh Kong) for exports, it would hugely affect the natural environment and local communities", he told AFP. Full story...
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The ministry said most of Cambodia's sand had gone toward the expansion of the island city-state of Singapore, and it would now have to look for other sources.
"There has been such a ban in recent years, but they (companies) still operated and exported", said Meng Heng, from the environmental group Mother Nature.Singapore's Ministry of National Development (MND) said in January the Republic stopped importing sand from Cambodia after the ban took effect in November past year.
The ban, however, excludes the export of silica, a type of sand used in making glass, he reported."If we continue to allow large-scale sand dredging (in Koh Kong) for exports, it would hugely affect the natural environment and local communities", he told AFP. Full story...
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