Watchdog group Global Witness is happy about new ban on Cambodian sand exports.
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UK based NGO Global Witness recently issued a press release on May 12 2009 praising Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's decision to ban sand exports and dredging. In case you missed it, here it is.
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Campaign group Global Witness today welcomed a decision by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to ban environmentally damaging exports of sand from Cambodia.
This move follows a Global Witness investigation that revealed a huge sand dredging business in its early stages in Koh Kong province, Cambodia. The bulk of sand was being exported to Singapore for use in land reclamation and construction.
“We are pleased that the government has responded to concerns raised by Global Witness and others about the potentially devastating impacts of sand dredging. This is a positive first move towards more sustainable management of the rapidly expanding extractive industries in Cambodia,” said Eleanor Nichol, campaigner with Global Witness.
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For more information contact Amy Barry on +44 (0)7980 664397 or Eleanor Nichol on +44 (0)7872600870
Additional notes: Global Witness estimated that the sand exported had a market value of $35 million in Singapore.
Until 2007, Indonesia was Singapore’s main supplier of sand. However, in January 2007, the Indonesian government imposed a blanket ban on all sand exports.
This ban was partly motivated by the serious damage the sand industry has wrought in its coastal areas.
Read Global Witness’s latest report on Cambodia, Country for Sale, at
Photo © John Brown All Rights Reserved
UK based NGO Global Witness recently issued a press release on May 12 2009 praising Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's decision to ban sand exports and dredging. In case you missed it, here it is.
START
Campaign group Global Witness today welcomed a decision by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to ban environmentally damaging exports of sand from Cambodia.
This move follows a Global Witness investigation that revealed a huge sand dredging business in its early stages in Koh Kong province, Cambodia. The bulk of sand was being exported to Singapore for use in land reclamation and construction.
“We are pleased that the government has responded to concerns raised by Global Witness and others about the potentially devastating impacts of sand dredging. This is a positive first move towards more sustainable management of the rapidly expanding extractive industries in Cambodia,” said Eleanor Nichol, campaigner with Global Witness.
Please continue reading here
For more information contact Amy Barry on +44 (0)7980 664397 or Eleanor Nichol on +44 (0)7872600870
Additional notes: Global Witness estimated that the sand exported had a market value of $35 million in Singapore.
Until 2007, Indonesia was Singapore’s main supplier of sand. However, in January 2007, the Indonesian government imposed a blanket ban on all sand exports.
This ban was partly motivated by the serious damage the sand industry has wrought in its coastal areas.
Read Global Witness’s latest report on Cambodia, Country for Sale, at
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