Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park

Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park

Location	Preah Vihear, Cambodia
Coordinates	13°41′52″N 104°53′46″E / 13.69786°N 104.896024°E / 13.69786; 104.896024
Area	252.69 km (97.56 sq mi)
Established	2016
Governing body	Ministry of Environment

Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park is a protected area in Cambodia's Northern Plains Landscape, established in 2016 under Sub-decree No.189. The park was one of five sites considered for world heritage status, along with the Mekong Prek Kampi dolphin sanctuary management protected area, Phnom Nam Lear Rock in Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary, the Prek Prasab Wildlife Sanctuary, and Southern Cardamom National Park. The protected area contains some of the last remaining evergreen and semi-evergreen forest habitats in northern Cambodia and is of high importance for wildlife conservation and is a key area of the upper watershed of the Steung Saen River, a tributary of the Tonlé Sap.

During 2017, a team of researchers set 24 camera traps, in order to better get to know and understand small and medium species of mammals that live in the park. They concluded that excessive deforestation and poaching significantly endanger the survival of many mammals here.

Wildlife research at PTNHP was made possible thanks to financial support from the Rainforest Trust, the Arcus Foundation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFVS).

The Ministry of Environment is set to submit Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park for inclusion on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in category of Natural Site along with the Anlong Kampi Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area, in the near future.

References

"Sub-decree No.189 on Establishment of Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Site - OD Mekong Datahub". data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
"Cambodia seeks Unesco status for five more sites". Phnom Penh Post.
"Mammal Survey of Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park". Wildlife Conservation Society.
"National park gets camera traps - Khmer Times". 25 December 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
"Mammal Survey of Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park". programs.wcs.org. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
"Two sites selected for UNESCO World Natural Heritage list". 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.

v t e Protected areas of Cambodia
National Parks	Botum Sakor National Park Central Cardamom Mountains National Park Hun Sen Russei Trep National Park Kep National Park Kirirom National Park Koh Rong Marine National Park O'Yadav National Park Phnom Kulen National Park Preah Monivong National Park Ream National Park Southern Cardamom National Park Vensai Siempang National Park Virachey National Park
Wildlife Sanctuaries	Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary Chhaeb Wildlife Sanctuary Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Sankos Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Thnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary Prek Prasab Wildlife Sanctuary Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary Sambor Wildlife Sanctuary Sanka Rokhavan Wildlife Sanctuary Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary Stung Sen Wildlife Sanctuary Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary
Protected Landscapes	An Long Pring Ang Trapeng Thmor Angkor Banteay Chhmar Boeng Lomkod Boeng Prektub Boeung Prek Lpov North Tonle Sap Phnom Krang Dey Meas Prasat Bakan (Kampong Svay) Preah Vihear Roneam Daun Sam Sambor Prey Kok Temple Yak Oum-Yakara
Multiple Use Areas	Boeng Chhmar Multiple Use Area Boeng Yeak Laom Multiple Use Area Dong Peng Multiple Use Area Kbal Chay Multiple Use Area Phnom Neang Kong Rey Multiple Use Area Prek Toal Multiple Use Area Punchearkrek Multiple Use Area Samlaut Multiple Use Area Sorsor Sdam Sat Tor Multiple Use Area Stung Sen Multiple Use Area Tonle Sap Multiple Use Area
Natural Heritage Sites	Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park Phnom Yat Natural Heritage Park
Other	Boeng Tonle Chhmar Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve Stung Treng Ramsar Koh Kae Protected Resort
Former protected areas	Roneam Daun Sam Wildlife Sanctuary Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary

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