Local communities at Anlung Pring protected landscape actively participate in agricultural hazardous waste management

Agricultural hazardous waste management is a key activity for improving human well-being and ecosystem health, in line with the objectives of the Crane Rice Initiative in the Anlung Pring landscape, Kampong Trach District, Kampot Province.

At the end of July 2026, NatureLife Cambodia, in collaboration with five members of the Community Protected Area Management Committees and rangers, conducted a collection of agricultural chemical waste, including empty pesticide and herbicide bottles and plastic bags, that community members from the four target villages had stored in safe disposal pits constructed along the edges of rice fields.

In 2026, the team collected 1,345 pesticide and herbicide bottles and 1,296 plastic bags, with a total weight of 391 kg. Combined with the collection results from 2025, a total of 3,068 bottles and 2,663 plastic bags, weighing 828 kg, have been collected. All collected waste was transported to the agricultural chemical waste management and disposal facility managed by the Kep Provincial Department of Environment for proper disposal.

The large volume of agricultural chemical waste collected reflects farmers’ increasing awareness and participation in properly managing waste generated from their rice fields. This contributes to reducing pollution that could affect people and wildlife, protecting Sarus Crane habitat, and conserving the wetland ecosystem.

We promote rice cultivation that complies with the Crane Rice criteria and encourage proper agricultural chemical waste management to help ensure that the Anlung Pring landscape remains a crane-friendly landscape.