The United States is ending an aid program aimed at protecting one of Cambodia’s biggest wildlife sanctuaries, the US Embassy in Phnom Penh said on Thursday.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will redirect the money to support civil society and private sector initiatives to improve livelihoods in the region.
Why did the US stop the funding?
The US foreign aid organization said it had invested more than $100 million (€83.5 million) to protect the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. Since beginning assistance in 2016, it had increased ranger patrols and trained law enforcement officers.
In full: https://www.dw.com/en/us-pulls-cambodia-wildlife-sanctuary-funding/a-57931021
