Southern Cardamom National Park
Southern Cardamom National Park | |
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ឧទ្យានជាតិជួរភ្នំក្រវាញខាងត្បូង | |
Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia | |
Coordinates | 11°25′43″N 103°40′02″E / 11.428598°N 103.667159°E |
Area | 4,103.92 km2 (1,584.53 sq mi)[1] |
Established | 2016 |
Governing body | Cambodian Ministry of Environment, Department of Nature Conservation and Protection |
Southern Cardamom National Park (Khmer: ឧទ្យានជាតិជួរភ្នំក្រវាញខាងត្បូង) is a national park in Cambodia. The protection was established on 9 May 2016 and covers 4,104 km2 (1,585 sq mi) in the southern parts of the Cardamom Mountains.[2] The national park is administratively divided into three sectors; Western Sector, Central Sector and Eastern Sector.[3]
The Southern Cardamom National Park connects existing protected areas in and around the Greater Cardamom Mountains, providing a total contiguous area under protection of 18,211 km2 (7,031 sq mi). The other protected areas in the landscape include
The protection of the park is the responsibility of the Cambodian government, and the task is carried out by Cambodia’s Forestry Administration in cooperation with the
Part of the protected area forms part of the Southern Cardamom
References
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- ^ "Strategic New National Park Created in Cambodia". Rainforest Trust. May 18, 2016.
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