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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.
ខណះថនិកសត្វដែលជានិមិត្តរូបនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាផុតពូជទៅហើយ អ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវមួយចំនួនសង្ឃឹមថាការប្រឹងប្រែងចុងក្រោយក្នុងការស្វែងរកទីជម្រករបស់គោព្រៃ អាចកំណត់ជោគវាសនា និងក្លាយជា «សារដាស់តឿន» ឲ្យមានការអភិរក្ស
By Amanda Oon - 2 days ago
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 Amanda Oon - 6 days ago
ទន្ទឹមនឹងក្រពើភ្នំនៅក្នុងព្រៃប្រឈមនឹងការផុតពូជ អ្នកអភិរក្សកំពុងងាកទៅរកជំនួយពីកសិដ្ឋានចិញ្ចឹមក្រពើនៅតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ ទោះបីជាដឹងថាតួនាទីរបស់ពួកគេ ក៏រួមចំណែកជម្រុញការបាត់បង់សត្វប្រភេទនេះក៏ដោយ។
By Amanda Oon - 6 days ago
ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន រៀបចំដាក់ស្នើជាលើកដំបូង នូវសម្បត្តិបេតិកភណ្ឌពិភពលោក «ធម្មជាតិ» និងឧទ្យានភូគព្ភសាស្ត្រ ឬ Geopark
By Anton L. Delgado and Nasa Dip - Sep 14, 2022
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
ក្រុមហ៊ុនឈូសឆាយព្រៃនៅតំបន់អភិរក្ស ភ្នំតាម៉ៅ បានងាកមកដាំកូនឈើឡើងវិញ ក្រោយពីមានការផ្ទុះឡើងនូវមតិសាធារណៈ ដែលធ្វើឲ្យនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីចេញអន្តរាគមលើ
បណ្តាញសង្គម។
By Anton L. Delgado - Aug 26, 2022
As small-scale hydropower surges across Cambodia and the globe, unclear regulations raise environmental worries
By Anton L. Delgado - Aug 15, 2022
ការដាក់ដំណើរការវារីអគ្គីសនីខ្នាតតូចជួយផ្គត់ផ្គង់ថាមពលដល់ប្រជាជនសហគមន៍នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ប៉ុន្តែវារីលើដងទន្លេមេគង្គទាំងអស់នេះបានផ្តល់ថាមពលអគ្គីសនីផង និងផ្តល់ផលប៉ះពាល់ផង
By Amanda Oon - Aug 15, 2022
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
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
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
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
ការលើកលែងផ្លូវច្បាប់ និងការការពារមិនច្បាស់លាស់ បានត្រួសត្រាយផ្លូវ សម្រាប់ការសាងសង់ និងរំខានជីវិតសត្វព្រៃ នៅក្នុងព្រៃភ្នំតាម៉ៅរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។
By Anton L. Delgado - Jul 06, 2022
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
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
A unique ‘explosive harvesting’ programme makes Cambodia safer by removing and repurposing unexploded bombs and landmines
By Anton L. Delgado - May 12, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
Conservation group releases the largest batch of endangered Siamese crocodiles to reinforce the wild population of predators
By Anton L. Delgado - Mar 21, 2022
A tour across Southeast Asia to celebrate the region's various official and unofficial national animals
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 28, 2022
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
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
The crocodile is considered sacred in Timor-Leste but increasing populations have led to human-crocodile conflicts
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 28, 2022
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
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
Campus groups want their institutions to reassess links to energy companies and divest from fossil fuel funds
By Anton L. Delgado - Feb 10, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Aquaculture projects maintained by community members could be key to addressing food insecurity and nutritional disorders
By Anton L. Delgado - Nov 30, 2021
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
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
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
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
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