Jan 19, 2023 • 1 min read
ទន្លេសាប
រលកនយោបាយអង្រួនបឹងទន្លេសាប និងបង្ខំឱ្យអ្នកនេសាទបង្វែរសំណាញ់ជីវភាព
ចំនួនត្រីនៅបឹងទន្លេសាបធ្លាក់ចុះបង្កផលប៉ះពាល់ជារួម ដល់សហគមន៍នេសាទ
By Anton L. Delgado - Jan 19, 2023
Anton L. Delgado
Anton L. Delgado is a multimedia journalist covering news and the environment across Cambodia and Southeast Asia. Before joining Southeast Asia Globe, Delgado covered the environment for The Arizona Republic and USA TODAY network. Originally from The Philippines, Delgado spent several years studying and reporting in the US. He has international reporting experience in Brazil, Morocco and Jordan. Delgado’s previous work is on his online portfolio and his latest stories are on Twitter.
Articles by Anton L. Delgado
Jan 17, 2023 • 4 min read
Tonle Sap
Record fish release aims to aid Cambodia’s biodiversity
In the first fish release of the the year, more than 5,000 threatened fish were released at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers
By Anton L. Delgado - Jan 17, 2023
Jan 10, 2023 • 10 min read
Tonle Sap Lake
Politicised policies drive fishers from Tonle Sap Lake
Communities on Cambodia’s great lake struggle to maintain traditional livelihoods as fish populations fall in a ‘tragedy of the commons’
By Anton L. Delgado - Jan 10, 2023
Dec 19, 2022 • 1 min read
អាជីវកម្មសត្វព្រៃ
ស្វាក្ដាមតូចតូច ធ្លាក់ក្នុងអាជីវកម្មជួញដូរខ្នាតធំនៅកម្ពុជា
កសិដ្ឋានស្វាក្តាមអង្រួនទីផ្សារអន្តរជាតិ ខណៈអ្នកធ្វើប្លុកមានចំណូលពីវីដេអូសត្វស្វា
By Anton L. Delgado - Dec 19, 2022
Dec 06, 2022 • 10 min read
Conservation
A dangerous ‘tipping point’: Myanmar’s aquatic species at risk as conflict continues
New research reveals threats to crucial fish are endangering humans and biodiversity.
By Anton L. Delgado and Allegra Mendelson - Dec 06, 2022
Nov 23, 2022 • 1 min read
ជីវិតសត្វព្រៃ
មន្ត្រីកម្ពុជាត្រូវបានឃាត់ខ្លួនទាក់ទងនឹងរឿងជួញដូរសត្វព្រៃជា «ការពញ្ញាក់» នៅក្នុងវិស័យជួញដូរវានរសត្វ
ក្នុងដំណើរទៅកាន់កិច្ចប្រជុំស្តីពីការការពារប្រភេទសត្វដែលរងការគំរាមកំហែង មន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាលម្នាក់ ត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួនពីបទរត់ពន្ធសត្វស្វាដែលជិតផុតពូជ ដែលនេះក្លាយជាសំណួរ ទៅលើឧស្សាហកម្មបង្កាត់ពូជរបស់កម្ពុជា។
By Anton L. Delgado - Nov 23, 2022
Nov 21, 2022 • 11 min read
Wildlife trade
Cambodian officials charged with wildlife trafficking, a ‘wake-up call’ for global monkey trade
En route to a meeting about protecting threatened species, a government official was arrested for smuggling endangered monkeys, raising questions about Cambodia’s breeding industry
By Anton L. Delgado - Nov 21, 2022
Nov 14, 2022 • 7 min read
ASEAN Summit
Secretary-General’s ASEAN Summit visit underlines the UN’s long history in Cambodia
While touring a genocide museum, António Guterres spoke to Khmer Rouge survivors and urged for similar atrocities to ‘never happen again’
By Anton L. Delgado - Nov 14, 2022
Oct 28, 2022 • 2 min read
ព្រៃឥតសូរសព្ទ៖ អាជីវកម្មសត្វព្រៃ ក្រោយជំងឺរាតត្បាត គំរាមកំហែងដល់សុខភាពមនុស្ស និងព្រៃឈើ
ខណៈពេលដែលការបរបាញ់សត្វ ត្រូវបានគេអនុវត្តជាយូរមកហើយនៅក្នុងតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ ការកើនឡើងនៃសម្ពាធពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងវិធីសាស្រ្តនៃការបរបាញ់ដែលចំណាយតិច កំពុងធ្វើឱ្យសត្វព្រៃបាត់បង់លឿនជាងការកកើត ដែលប៉ះពាល់ដល់សុខភាពមនុស្ស និងព្រៃឈើ។
By Audrey Tan, Anton L. Delgado and Mark Cheong - Oct 28, 2022
Oct 28, 2022 • 1 min read
ជីវិតសត្វព្រៃ
ព្រៃឥតសូរសព្ទ៖ ក្រុមអ្នកអភិរក្សខ្នះខ្នែងសង់ «ខ្សែបន្ទាត់ការពារចុងក្រោយ» សង្គ្រោះសត្វព្រៃនៅកម្ពុជា
«លេណដ្ឋាន» ក្លាយជាចំនុចកណ្ដាល នៃផលប៉ៈពាល់បរិស្ថាន និងការការពារសត្វព្រៃ
By Anton L. Delgado, Audrey Tan and Mark Cheong - Oct 28, 2022
Oct 25, 2022 • 8 min read
Wildlife
Silent Forests: Conservationists attempt ‘a last ditch effort’ to stave off local extinctions in one Cambodian forest
To prevent more local extinctions, an environmentally debatable trench is dug to fend off poachers and encircle wildlife
By Audrey Tan, Anton L. Delgado and Mark Cheong - Oct 25, 2022
Oct 24, 2022 • 19 min read
Wildlife
Silent Forests: Post-pandemic wildlife consumption threatens human and forest health
While hunting is a historic practice in Southeast Asia, rising commercial pressure and cheaper poaching methods are emptying forests faster than they can replenish, hurting human and forest health
By Audrey Tan, Anton L. Delgado and Mark Cheong - Oct 24, 2022
Sep 23, 2022 • 1 min read
ការអភិរក្ស
«គោព្រៃ» នៅកម្ពុជា ដង្ហើយហៅការអភិរក្ស
ខណះថនិកសត្វដែលជានិមិត្តរូបនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាផុតពូជទៅហើយ អ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវមួយចំនួនសង្ឃឹមថាការប្រឹងប្រែងចុងក្រោយក្នុងការស្វែងរកទីជម្រករបស់គោព្រៃ អាចកំណត់ជោគវាសនា និងក្លាយជា «សារដាស់តឿន» ឲ្យមានការអភិរក្ស
By Anton L. Delgado - Sep 23, 2022
Sep 19, 2022 • 9 min read
Conservation
Politics of Extinction: On the trail of Cambodia’s kouprey
While Cambodia’s national mammal is widely considered extinct, researchers hope a last-ditch effort to locate possible kouprey habitat could finalise its fate, and offer a ‘wake-up call’ for conservation
By Anton L. Delgado - Sep 19, 2022
Sep 19, 2022 • 1 min read
ការអភិរក្ស
ម្ចាស់កសិដ្ឋាន និងអ្នកអភិរក្ស សហការគ្នាការពារក្រពេីជិតផុតពូជ
ទន្ទឹមនឹងក្រពើភ្នំនៅក្នុងព្រៃប្រឈមនឹងការផុតពូជ អ្នកអភិរក្សកំពុងងាកទៅរកជំនួយពីកសិដ្ឋានចិញ្ចឹមក្រពើនៅតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ ទោះបីជាដឹងថាតួនាទីរបស់ពួកគេ ក៏រួមចំណែកជម្រុញការបាត់បង់សត្វប្រភេទនេះក៏ដោយ។
By Anton L. Delgado - Sep 19, 2022
Sep 14, 2022 • 1 min read
ការអភិរក្ស
កម្ពុជាមានគោលបំណងដាក់ «តំបន់អភិរក្សធម្មជាតិ» អោយទទួលស្គាល់ជាអន្តរជាតិ
ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន រៀបចំដាក់ស្នើជាលើកដំបូង នូវសម្បត្តិបេតិកភណ្ឌពិភពលោក «ធម្មជាតិ» និងឧទ្យានភូគព្ភសាស្ត្រ ឬ Geopark
By Anton L. Delgado and Nasa Dip - Sep 14, 2022
Sep 14, 2022 • 7 min read
UNESCO
Conservationists hope global recognition will safeguard Cambodia’s landscapes
As the Cambodian government prepares first-time submissions for natural world heritage and global geopark status, some fear UN support alone may not be enough
By Anton L. Delgado and Nasa Dip - Sep 14, 2022
Aug 26, 2022 • 1 min read
«កូនឈើដាំឡើងវិញ» ក្រោយមានអន្តរាគមន៍ពីនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី
ក្រុមហ៊ុនឈូសឆាយព្រៃនៅតំបន់អភិរក្ស ភ្នំតាម៉ៅ បានងាកមកដាំកូនឈើឡើងវិញ ក្រោយពីមានការផ្ទុះឡើងនូវមតិសាធារណៈ ដែលធ្វើឲ្យនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីចេញអន្តរាគមលើ
បណ្តាញសង្គម។
By Anton L. Delgado - Aug 26, 2022
Aug 15, 2022 • 2 min read
Hydropower
Small-scale dams power Cambodian villages and fuel ecological concerns
As small-scale hydropower surges across Cambodia and the globe, unclear regulations raise environmental worries
By Anton L. Delgado and Nasa Dip - Aug 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022 • 1 min read
វារីអគ្គីសនី
ឧបសគ្គរវាងការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍វារីអគ្គីសនីខ្នាតតូច និងផលប៉ះពាល់បរិស្ថាន
ការដាក់ដំណើរការវារីអគ្គីសនីខ្នាតតូចជួយផ្គត់ផ្គង់ថាមពលដល់ប្រជាជនសហគមន៍នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ប៉ុន្តែវារីលើដងទន្លេមេគង្គទាំងអស់នេះបានផ្តល់ថាមពលអគ្គីសនីផង និងផ្តល់ផលប៉ះពាល់ផង
By Anton L. Delgado and Nasa Dip - Aug 15, 2022
Aug 12, 2022 • 13 min read
Forests
Reforestation follows Cambodian PM’s intervention
Developers clearing protected Phnom Tamao reverse course with rush to replant after outcry prompts prime minister’s online order
By Anton L. Delgado - Aug 12, 2022
Aug 05, 2022 • 10 min read
Hydropower
Cambodia’s small-scale hydropower offers potential and risk
Local dam operations provide Cambodian communities with electricity, but the Mekong River stations generate problems as well as kilowatts
By Anton L. Delgado and Nasa Dip - Aug 05, 2022
Jul 15, 2022 • 9 min read
Landmines
Laos ordnance disposal money may shrink
Reduction in U.S. funds to remove unexploded weapons could hit hard in the Southeast Asian nation littered with dangerous leftovers
By Anton L. Delgado - Jul 15, 2022
Jul 06, 2022 • 16 min read
Forests
Conservationists look for ‘divine intervention’ from forest development
Legal exceptions and uncertain protections have paved the way for construction and potential wildlife disruption within Cambodia’s Phnom Tamao Forest
By Anton L. Delgado - Jul 06, 2022
Jul 06, 2022 • 1 min read
ការដោះដូរទីតាំងដី
“ទេវតាមានភ្នែក” ៖ ក្តីសង្ឃឹមរបស់ក្រុមអភិរក្សចំពោះការអភិវឌ្ឍនៅព្រៃការពារ
ការលើកលែងផ្លូវច្បាប់ និងការការពារមិនច្បាស់លាស់ បានត្រួសត្រាយផ្លូវ សម្រាប់ការសាងសង់ និងរំខានជីវិតសត្វព្រៃ នៅក្នុងព្រៃភ្នំតាម៉ៅរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។
By Anton L. Delgado - Jul 06, 2022
Jun 08, 2022 • 7 min read
Fishing
Cambodian families choose between land and fish
Unpredictable extreme weather and a population boom prompt some coastal residents to look for new hope away from the water
By Anton L. Delgado - Jun 08, 2022
May 13, 2022 • 3 min read
Landmines
Fighting fire with fire
A unique recycling programme in Cambodia repurposes remnants of war to clear the country of landmines and unexploded ordnance
By Anton L. Delgado - May 13, 2022
May 12, 2022 • 11 min read
Landmines
Recycling the remnants of war
A unique ‘explosive harvesting’ programme makes Cambodia safer by removing and repurposing unexploded bombs and landmines
By Anton L. Delgado - May 12, 2022
May 05, 2022 • 8 min read
Landmines
A Day as a Deminer
After more than three decades of landmine disposal, resolute professionals continue the dangerous task of clearing Cambodia’s unexploded remnants of war
By Anton L. Delgado - May 05, 2022
Apr 28, 2022 • 13 min read
Landmines
Landmines shake the lives of farmers long after conflicts end
As Cambodia’s government and NGOs remove buried explosives, agricultural challenges hamper farmers who work on dangerous ground
By Anton L. Delgado - Apr 28, 2022
Apr 13, 2022 • 11 min read
Mekong River
A new leader addresses the ‘State of the Mekong’
The Mekong River Commission CEO discusses water diplomacy and his duty to ‘sound the alarm’ over the health and stewardship of the waterway
By Anton L. Delgado - Apr 13, 2022
Apr 01, 2022 • 16 min read
Conservation
Cambodian crocodiles’ survival relies on farmers and conservationists
To reverse the near extinction of Southeast Asia’s crocodiles, conservationists and farmers collaborate on breeding and releasing
By Anton L. Delgado - Apr 01, 2022
Mar 24, 2022 • 9 min read
Conservation
Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake receives a record fish release
Mekong giant catfish were among the threatened species freed in Southeast Asia’s largest lake to counter persistent threats
By Anton L. Delgado - Mar 24, 2022
Mar 21, 2022 • 9 min read
Conservation
Cambodia crocodiles set loose to save their lives
Conservation group releases the largest batch of endangered Siamese crocodiles to reinforce the wild population of predators
By Anton L. Delgado - Mar 21, 2022
Feb 28, 2022 • 5 min read
National Animals
World Wildlife Day Special: Highlighting the animals of Southeast Asia
A tour across Southeast Asia to celebrate the region's various official and unofficial national animals
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 28, 2022
Feb 28, 2022 • 3 min read
National Animals
Cambodia: Kouprey
The elusive wild cattle is critically endangered, shrouded in mystery and causing controversy with the most recent news of its existence
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 28, 2022
Feb 28, 2022 • 3 min read
National Animals
The Philippines: Carabao
The 'Beast of Burden' holds an important historical, social and economic role in the Philippines and "genetic improvements" are being planned to aid dwindling populations
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 28, 2022
Feb 28, 2022 • 3 min read
National Animals
Timor-Leste: crocodile
The crocodile is considered sacred in Timor-Leste but increasing populations have led to human-crocodile conflicts
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 28, 2022
Feb 25, 2022 • 16 min read
Wildlife trade
Small monkeys are big business in Cambodia’s animal trade
Captive breeding farms fuel an international market for long-tailed macaques while bloggers profit from online monkey content
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 25, 2022
Feb 18, 2022 • 11 min read
Mekong River
Dam reservoir releases could raise Mekong River water levels
A meeting of regional experts considered the social and ecological impacts of altering the natural flow of the vital water source
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 18, 2022
Feb 10, 2022 • 10 min read
Fossil fuels
Singapore students call for universities to part ways with fossil fuels
Campus groups want their institutions to reassess links to energy companies and divest from fossil fuel funds
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 10, 2022
Jan 28, 2022 • 6 min read
Fisheries
One day on a dai
A Cambodian fishing platform worked around the clock and hauled in nearly 30 species despite another slow season
By Anton L. Delgado - Jan 28, 2022
Jan 27, 2022 • 12 min read
Fisheries
Record low flows threaten to dry up Mekong’s fisheries
Five of the river's ten lowest annual water flow years since 2010 have set a dangerous precedent for farmers and fishermen
By Anton L. Delgado - Jan 27, 2022
Jan 13, 2022 • 10 min read
Conservation
Endangered ‘barking deer’ strikes a pose for conservationists
The large-antlered muntjac photographed in Cambodia is among the endangered mammals fueling a call for conservation breeding
By Anton L. Delgado - Jan 13, 2022
Jan 08, 2022 • 2 min read
Editorial
Climate concerns drive updated palm oil policies, new tax incentives and renew climate activism efforts
The environment takes center stage in the Globe’s first week of 2022, with additional features on Southeast Asia’s diaspora and food culture
By Anton L. Delgado - Jan 08, 2022
Jan 05, 2022 • 7 min read
Green business
Cambodia’s updated investment law gives incentives to green business
Experts say the measure moves in the right direction, but needs to be further defined by a forthcoming decree
By Anton L. Delgado - Jan 05, 2022
Jan 04, 2022 • 4 min read
Street food
Street cravings: Phnom Penh delivers night bowls of kuy teav
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the capital’s noodle callers serving the prized pork-based soup have proved resilient under extraordinary circumstances
By Text by Stew Post. Photos and video by Anton L. Delgado - Jan 04, 2022
Dec 22, 2021 • 10 min read
Culture
The legacy of Cambodia’s ‘Golden Voice’ takes on a new form
A team of artists has revived the story of one of the Kingdom’s most beloved musicians in a graphic novel
By Anton L. Delgado - Dec 22, 2021
Dec 14, 2021 • 8 min read
Interview
Angkor Archaeological Park plans changes in the year ahead
As Cambodia’s crown jewel of history and tourism reopens, a park official discusses forthcoming changes affecting visitors from within and beyond the Kingdom
By Text and Photos by Anton L. Delgado - Dec 14, 2021
Nov 30, 2021 • 4 min read
Nutrition
Village fish refuges help fight malnutrition across Cambodia
Aquaculture projects maintained by community members could be key to addressing food insecurity and nutritional disorders
By Anton L. Delgado - Nov 30, 2021
Nov 22, 2021 • 9 min read
Performing arts
Khmer performers emerge from the pandemic with renewed purpose
As traditional Khmer arts struggle with the loss of tourism dollars, artists see Cambodia’s reopening as a chance for revival and vital industry change
By Anton L. Delgado - Nov 22, 2021
Nov 19, 2021 • 4 min read
Interview
School reopenings signal fresh start for Cambodia
Save the Children Cambodia spoke with the Globe about education support and bringing students back to class in the wake of Covid-19
By Anton L. Delgado - Nov 19, 2021
Oct 29, 2021 • 10 min read
Nutrition
Small native fish is a big catch for researchers tackling regional malnutrition
Researchers working in Southeast Asia focus on increasing local food diversity and nourishment as strategies to help end global hunger
By Anton L. Delgado and Ashley Yeong - Oct 29, 2021
Oct 20, 2021 • 8 min read
Music
16 years on Danish band still rocks Cambodia’s airwaves
Danish band Michael Learns to Rock became the first international act to visit the Kingdom in decades. Their pop hits continue to resonate among a generation of adoring fans
By Anton L. Delgado - Oct 20, 2021
Oct 06, 2021 • 7 min read
Culture
Filmmaker’s story of a house bridges Phnom Penh’s past and present
Kavich Neang has already won international awards for “White Building.” The cinematic examination of his childhood home and city spaces will represent Cambodia at the Academy Awards
By Jack Brook and Anton L. Delgado - Oct 06, 2021