Natural resources include oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese and phosphates. Exploitable oil deposits were found beneath Cambodia’s territorial waters in 2005. Mining opportunities exist for bauxite, gold, iron and gems. Illegal logging activities and strip mining for gems have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity
Source: CIA World Factbook
Kim Natacha
crrtdirector@crrt-cambodia.org
Update forthcoming
Cambodians for Resource Revenue Transparency