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Anton L. Delgado is a multimedia journalist covering news and the environment across Cambodia and Southeast Asia. Previously, Delgado reported on the environment for The Arizona Republic with USA TODAY. Originally from The Philippines, he has international experience in Brazil, Morocco and Jordan. View Delgado’s previous work on his online portfolio.
The pharma company importing macaques from Cambodia says it follows strict safety protocols, and its research has led to life-changing treatments
By
Anton L. Delgado and Robert Cribb
- Mar 27, 2024
Leaked documents show plans for hydropower dams in the dense borderland forest. Conservationists argue the ecological impacts could be massive, while researchers suggest a carbon credit scheme for the area instead
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Nov 09, 2023
គម្រោងសាងសង់ទំនប់វារីអគ្គីសនីនៅឧទ្យានជាតិវីរៈជ័យ ដំណើរការយ៉ាងស្ងៀមស្ងាត់ ខណៈដែលក្រុមអ្នកអភិរក្សបានលើកឡើងថា វាពុំមែនជាថាមពលស្អាតទេ ប្រសិនបើមានការឈូសឆាយព្រៃ ខណៈអ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវសម្លឹងមើលឥណទានកាបូនជាតួអង្គការពារព្រៃ។
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Nov 09, 2023
កម្រងរូបភាពបែបសុីបអង្កេត ពីគម្រោងរោងចក្រអគ្គីសនីថាមពលធ្យូងថ្មទាំងបីនៅកម្ពុជា ដែលកំពុងជាប់គាំង ជាមួយភាពមិនច្បាស់លាស់នៅជុំវិញអនាគតថាមពលធ្យូងថ្ម។
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Oct 30, 2023
An investigation of Cambodia’s three planned coal-fired power plants found the sites stalling as uncertainty continues to cloud the future of coal
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Oct 27, 2023
The Kingdom’s plans for coal power expansion survived China’s promise to cut overseas coal investments. But most of the promised plants still aren’t built as volatile fuel prices and the push for clean energy threaten the future of coal
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Oct 25, 2023
A Friday motor rally that flooded downtown Phnom Penh showcased Prime Minister Hun Sen's eldest son and chosen successor, Hun Manet. With a landslide victory all but guaranteed for the ruling party, Manet's ascendance could follow as soon as August
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Jul 21, 2023
The independent portal “Kamnotra” was intended to fill the information void left by recent press crackdowns. Less than a month into its work, officials ordered local Internet service providers to strike access to the platform
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Jul 18, 2023
Violent conflicts with farmers exacerbate other existential threats for shrinking herds. Though Vietnam's elephants face a plight mirrored across Southeast Asia, the country's elephants are among the most imperiled in the region
By
Govi Snell and Anton L. Delgado
- Jul 12, 2023
A year after an endangered, record-breaking ray was captured in Cambodia and tagged with a tracker, new data from the world’s largest freshwater fish gives clues to its precarious survival
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Jun 22, 2023
University of London lecturer Laurie Parsons compiles 15 years of work across Cambodia to understand how the country fits into the global supply chain providing the West with garments, footwear and more. In this Q&A, Parsons shares insights from the book and his experiences in the field
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Jun 19, 2023
National Geographic Explorer Zeb Hogan’s work in freshwater conservation in Cambodia spans decades. In this Q&A, he talks about bearing witness to the decline and trying to save the Mekong River’s most iconic species
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Jun 12, 2023
Once known as the ‘land of a million elephants’, the country is struggling with species conservation as its forests shrink. The iconic species now runs the risk of surviving as only a tourist attraction
By
Anton L. Delgado and Beatrice Siviero
- May 22, 2023
កសិដ្ឋានស្វាធំជាងគេនៅកម្ពុជា បំពេញតម្រូវការសំណាកសត្វស្វា និងសត្វរស់ជាច្រើនឆ្នាំ មុនពេលត្រូវបានចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទជួញដូរសត្វព្រៃ
By
Anton L. Delgado
- May 16, 2023
As tourists flock to the Laos destination on the banks of the Mekong River, locals worry the town’s essence is at risk due to overcrowding and upstream damming
By
Beatrice Siviero and Anton L. Delgado
- May 10, 2023
Little hope remains for the ‘Voice of Democracy’ newsroom to restart two months after the government’s abrupt closure of the local outlet
By
Anton L. Delgado
- May 03, 2023
The freelance conservation photographer has spent decades documenting Cambodia’s natural wonders, finding new species along the way. In this free-roaming Q&A, he talks about why he won't use insect repellant and how a passion for frogs shaped his latest work
By
Anton L. Delgado
- May 02, 2023
Luang Prabang, one of the most important tourist towns in Laos, suffered from high levels of air pollution this season, which business owners said dissuaded tourists
By
Anton L. Delgado and Beatrice Siviero
- Apr 27, 2023
«តម្រូវការលើសលប់ មកពីទីផ្សារសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក កំពុងជំរុញពាណិជ្ជកម្មសត្វស្វា អោយឈានដល់កម្រិតមួយ ដែលមិនមានចីរភាព» អ្នកស្រី Malene Friis Hansen នាយកនៃគម្រោងស្វាកន្ទុយវែងបាននិយាយ។
By
Rich Schapiro, Anna Schecter, Andrew W. Lehren and Anton L. Delgado
- Apr 25, 2023
‘The insane demand coming from the U.S. is driving the trade to an unsustainable level’ according to Malone Friss Hansen, director of the Long-tailed Macaque Project
By
Rich Schapiro, Anna Schecter, Andrew W. Lehren and Anton L. Delgado
- Apr 25, 2023
Largest monkey farm in Cambodia meets demands for monkey specimens and live animals for years before being charged for wildlife trafficking
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Apr 20, 2023
Pageants and parades light up ‘Pi Mai’ in Luang Prabang as Laos’ most prominent tourist town rings in the Buddhist new year
By
Anton L. Delgado and Beatrice Siviero
- Apr 17, 2023
យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រដាំដើមឈើដែលហួសសម័យ កំពុងបំផ្លាញប្រព័ន្ធអេកូឡូស៊ី និងការស្រូបយកកាបូន នៅតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ តែទោះយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ការស្រាវជ្រាវថ្មីបង្ហាញពីវិធីកាន់តែប្រសើរជាងមុន
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Mar 31, 2023
Outdated reforestation tactics are dooming Southeast Asia’s ecosystems and carbon capture efforts, however, new research shows a better way forward
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Mar 21, 2023
Passing for Protection is a photojournalism exhibit that showcases moments from Cambodia’s most remote forests and the lives of those who live in some of the most controversial protected areas in the Kingdom
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Jan 30, 2023
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
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
ក្នុងដំណើរទៅកាន់កិច្ចប្រជុំស្តីពីការការពារប្រភេទសត្វដែលរងការគំរាមកំហែង មន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាលម្នាក់ ត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួនពីបទរត់ពន្ធសត្វស្វាដែលជិតផុតពូជ ដែលនេះក្លាយជាសំណួរ ទៅលើឧស្សាហកម្មបង្កាត់ពូជរបស់កម្ពុជា។
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Nov 23, 2022
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
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
ខណៈពេលដែលការបរបាញ់សត្វ ត្រូវបានគេអនុវត្តជាយូរមកហើយនៅក្នុងតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ ការកើនឡើងនៃសម្ពាធពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងវិធីសាស្រ្តនៃការបរបាញ់ដែលចំណាយតិច កំពុងធ្វើឱ្យសត្វព្រៃបាត់បង់លឿនជាងការកកើត ដែលប៉ះពាល់ដល់សុខភាពមនុស្ស និងព្រៃឈើ។
By
Audrey Tan, Anton L. Delgado and Mark Cheong
- Oct 28, 2022
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
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
ខណះថនិកសត្វដែលជានិមិត្តរូបនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជាត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាផុតពូជទៅហើយ អ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវមួយចំនួនសង្ឃឹមថាការប្រឹងប្រែងចុងក្រោយក្នុងការស្វែងរកទីជម្រករបស់គោព្រៃ អាចកំណត់ជោគវាសនា និងក្លាយជា «សារដាស់តឿន» ឲ្យមានការអភិរក្ស
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Sep 23, 2022
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
ទន្ទឹមនឹងក្រពើភ្នំនៅក្នុងព្រៃប្រឈមនឹងការផុតពូជ អ្នកអភិរក្សកំពុងងាកទៅរកជំនួយពីកសិដ្ឋានចិញ្ចឹមក្រពើនៅតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ ទោះបីជាដឹងថាតួនាទីរបស់ពួកគេ ក៏រួមចំណែកជម្រុញការបាត់បង់សត្វប្រភេទនេះក៏ដោយ។
By
Anton L. Delgado
- Sep 19, 2022
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 and Nasa Dip
- Aug 15, 2022
ការដាក់ដំណើរការវារីអគ្គីសនីខ្នាតតូចជួយផ្គត់ផ្គង់ថាមពលដល់ប្រជាជនសហគមន៍នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ប៉ុន្តែវារីលើដងទន្លេមេគង្គទាំងអស់នេះបានផ្តល់ថាមពលអគ្គីសនីផង និងផ្តល់ផលប៉ះពាល់ផង
By
Anton L. Delgado and Nasa Dip
- 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
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
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
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
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
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