Ecology
The territory of this province is located in the Dângrêk Mountains. There is a serious problem of deforestation in the area. However, the first community-based mosaic REDD+ project in Asia was awarded Verified Carbon Standard and Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard validation for its forest conservation work in the province. Forest fires are common in the dry forest and there is much illegal logging as a result of economic land concessions and migrant forest encroachment.
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