Cardamom Mountains region

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The Cardamom Mountains region is a remote, forested mountain range in southwestern Cambodia and eastern Thailand known for its high biodiversity, indigenous communities, and relatively intact tropical ecosystems.

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Cardamom Mountains region canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
borderedBy Gulf of Thailand
climate tropical monsoon climate
containsProtectedArea Botum Sakor National Park
Central Cardamom Mountains National Park
Kirirom National Park
Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary
Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary
Southern Cardamom National Park
country Cambodia
Thailand
ecosystemType evergreen forest
montane forest
tropical rainforest
hasCharacteristic forested
relatively intact ecosystems
remote
sparsely populated
hasConservationActivity biodiversity monitoring
community-based forest protection
hasEconomicActivity ecotourism
non-timber forest product collection
small-scale agriculture
highestPeak Phnom Aural
highestPeakElevation_m 1813
indigenousGroup Chong people
Por people
Suoy people
inhabitedBy indigenous communities
knownFor endangered wildlife
high biodiversity
indigenous communities
tropical forest conservation value
locatedIn Eastern Thailand
Southwestern Cambodia
locatedOnContinent Asia
mountainRangeType tropical mountain range
partOf Cardamom Mountains
Southwest Indochina biodiversity hotspot
receives high annual rainfall
supportsSpecies Asian elephant
linked to: Elephas maximus

Indochinese tiger (historically)
linked to: Indochinese tiger

Siamese crocodile
clouded leopard
pileated gibbon
sun bear
threatenedBy hydropower development
illegal logging
land concessions
wildlife poaching

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Pearic geographicDistribution Cardamom Mountains region
Koh Kong Province partOfRegion Cardamom Mountains region