This topic covers Cambodia’s environmental protection and climate policy framework, including pollution control, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, land and water governance, climate adaptation, mitigation planning, and sustainability-related compliance obligations for public and private actors. It tracks policy developments, regulatory changes, government actions, enforcement trends, institutional activities, and implementation measures affecting environmental regulation, climate governance, permitting, monitoring, reporting, and sector-specific compliance requirements. This page provides structured updates on official developments in Cambodia, offering a reliable reference point for ongoing monitoring of policy, regulation, enforcement practice, and administrative governance across environment and climate issues.
Cambodia MLMUPC recorded the Ou Da community forest in Kratie province as state land (1,349.27 ha), updating the national land register and affecting forest land governance.
Cambodia's Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology launched a national workshop to begin Phase 1 of the Resilient River Basin Master Plan, initiating basin-level water infrastructure and management planning for the Tonle Sap tributaries.
Cambodia Ministry of Environment ordered ROYAL CERA Co., Ltd. to suspend operations after detecting industrial liquid waste pollution in Kampot; the environmental order requires remediation and regulatory compliance.
Cambodia Ministry of Environment instructs provincial governors to enforce an import ban on battery waste and electrical and electronic equipment waste.
Cambodia MAFF-led PEARL steering committee approved priority actions to expand commune-level agricultural advisory services and upgrade the Farmbook digital system for climate adaptation.
Ministry of Environment specialists inspected a battery-waste recycling site and issued public-health and pollution-control measures after a fire at an industrial scrap facility in Kampong Speu, Cambodia.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) led a technical inspection of sand-extraction businesses in Kandal and Kampong Cham provinces, Cambodia.
Ministry of Environment convenes a consultation in Cambodia to collect stakeholder inputs on climate adaptation policy and the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2024–2033.
Ministry of Environment inspected XINSHENG SHENG Metal Materials industrial battery-recycling site in Cambodia for pollution and regulatory non-compliance after a July 2026 fire.