Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Environment is preparing to designate several mountainous areas in Banteay Meanchey province as nature reserves to preserve culture, history, nature, forests, ecosystems, and promote tourism potential.
On June 23, 2026, the Ministry of Environment prepared to review applications to support the process of establishing landscape protection areas or cultural and natural heritage areas for 9 mountain areas (regions) of the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Administration, under the chairmanship of Ms. Mom Thani Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment.
According to the proposal of the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Administration, the working group supported the process of preparing to establish a nature protection area of the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Administration, which plans to establish four mountains as natural heritage areas, including Phnom Kangwa with an area of 50 hectares, Phnom Thap with an area of 58.51 hectares, Phnom Toch with an area of 52.80 hectares, and Phnom Sres with an area of 22 hectares.
At the same time, the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Administration has proposed five mountain areas as landscape protection areas: Phnom Veng with an area of 270 hectares, Phnom Malai with an area of 108 hectares, Phnom Teuk Khe with an area of 262,316 hectares, Phnom Kla Kon with an area of 68 hectares, and Phnom Pong with an area of 17 hectares.
Please note that there are 73 nature protection areas in Cambodia, covering an area of more than 7 million hectares, equivalent to approximately 41% of the country’s land area. Currently, protected areas are divided into categories, including: 9 national parks, 2 marine parks, 18 wildlife sanctuaries, 14 landscape protection areas, 11 mixed-use areas, and 5 nature reserves.
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