Koh Rong Marine National Park

{{Short description|National park in Cambodia}}

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Koh Rong Marine National Park is a national park in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia. Established in February 2018, it is the country's first marine national park. It covers {{Km2|524}} of land and water within it, and encompasses the seven islands of the Koh Rong Archipelago; Koh Rong, Koh Rong Sanloem, Koh Oun, Koh Song Saa, Koh Tatiem, Koh Touch, Koh Manoa Krav and Koh Manoa Knong.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-12 |title=Cambodia creates its first marine national park where pirate fishers prowl |url=https://news.mongabay.com/2018/03/cambodia-creates-its-first-marine-national-park-where-pirate-fishers-prowl/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Mongabay Environmental News |language=en-US}} The Ministry of Environment is the responsible governing agency.{{Cite news |agency=Khmer Times |title=Cambodia's first marine park established off Sihanoukville |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1410954/cambodias-first-marine-park-established-off-sihanoukville |access-date=2024-06-18 |work=Bangkok Post |date= 12 February 2018|language=en}}

Important Bird Area

The archipelago has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a significant population of Malaysian plovers.{{cite web |url= https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/16685|title=Koh Rong Archipelago|author= |date=2024|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 2024-10-14}}

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