The two data sources are combined and visualized in the Integrated Forest Observatory System (IFOROS): an online platform that can be used as an interactive tool to visualize different types of information for Cambodia’s protected areas. Combined with contextual data such as protected areas, mining, Economic Land Concessions and other developments, it provides users with an updated and holistic view of the status of the protected areas. The platform can be accessed via https://iforos.live/platform and is continuously updated with the latest datasets on tree cover loss.Â
Explored in detail :
3rd Forest monitoring: Prey Lang, Preah Rokar and Sorng Rokha Vorn Wildlife Sanctuaries:Â
Cambodia lost 104,000 ha of tree cover in 2022, equivalent to 1.2% of its total area. 37% of the tree cover loss occurred inside protected areas. Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary lost more than 8,600 ha of tree cover. Preah Rokar Wildlife Sanctuary experienced a tree cover loss of 426 ha. Sorng Rokha Vorn Wildlife Sanctuary lost 28 ha of its tree cover in 2022.Â
2nd Forest monitoring: Prey Lang, Preah Rokar and Sorng Rokha Vorn Wildlife Sanctuaries:Â
Cambodia in 2021, the country lost over 144000 hectares of forest. In Prey Lang and Preah Rokar forest loss was the highest ever recorded. More specifically, there was a 22% increase in tree cover loss at Prey Lang wildlife sanctuary, and a 43% increase at Preah Rokar wildlife sanctuary, while there was a 47% decrease in tree cover loss over the same years in Sorng Rokha Vorn wildlife sanctuary.
1st Forest monitoring: Prey Lang, Preah Rokar and Sorng Rokha Vorn Wildlife Sanctuaries:Â
As of 2000, Cambodia had more than 8 million hectares of natural forest cover , and the rate of deforestation in the country is one of the highest across the globe, Cambodian civil society has long been fighting to protect these precious forests, but systemic inefficiencies, corruption, a lack of the rule of law, as well as increasing harassment of environmental defenders limit the extent to which such initiatives can be successful.