US ends Cambodia aid over deforestation

Updated June 17 2021 - 4:49pm, first published 4:44pm
The US embassy in Phnom Penh has invested more than $US100m to combat deforestation in Cambodia.
The US embassy in Phnom Penh has invested more than $US100m to combat deforestation in Cambodia.

The United States is ending a Cambodian aid program aimed at protecting one of the country's biggest wildlife sanctuaries, citing worsening deforestation and the silencing of those who speak out about the destruction of natural resources.

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