Cardamom Tented Camp ecolodge in Cambodia has launched its own beer with the tagline Your Beer Keeps the Forest Standing, where profits go towards conservation work at Botum Sakor National Park.
The Cardamom Mountains Steam beer, now available at the ecolodge, help fund the conservation work of 16 forest rangers who protect 18,000 hectares of surrounding lowland evergreen forest in Cambodia’s largest national park.
Cardamom Tented Camp takes profits from beer sales and guest stays to fund conservation work at Botum Sakor National Park
Since opening in 2017, the camp has operated with the slogan Your Stay Keeps the Forest Standing. Camp manager Allan Michaud shared: “Now it’s the turn of beer drinkers to take one for the team and do their bit for conservation.”
The hybrid Steam beer was selected by Michaud after tasting sessions with Yuki Aotani, founder of Flowers microbrewery in Phnom Penh. The slightly hoppy beer – already a hit with camp guests – is 5.2 per cent strong and sells in 330ml bottles for US$4.50 at the lodge’s small riverside restaurant – the Steam beers sold at the camp are in previously used 330ml bottles given to the brewery by the camp.
Each month a percentage of income from beer sales and guest stays help forest rangers reduce illegal poaching, land grabs and riverbank sand dredging. This summer the camp added two new Wildlife Alliance forest rangers bringing the total to 16 now on patrol.
Cardamom Tented Camp also sells locally made Ibis beer – profits from which are used to protect the rare Ibis bird in Cambodia – and craft beers made by the Stonehead brewery, also in Phnom Penh.
With illegal hunting down by a factor of about 90 per cent over the last seven years or so, sightings of rare wildlife such as Asian elephants, silver langurs, smooth-coated otters and leopard cats have increased in the lowland forest around Cardamom Tented Camp.
Keeping it local is important for Michaud, who said: “With local Khmer dishes also on our menu, we make it easy for our guests to enjoy food and drink that reflect the best of Cambodia.
“Almost everything we do at the camp helps conservation of the forest and supports local suppliers.”
Cardamom Tented Camp ecolodge in Cambodia has launched its own beer with the tagline Your Beer Keeps the Forest Standing, where profits go towards conservation work at Botum Sakor National Park.
The Cardamom Mountains Steam beer, now available at the ecolodge, help fund the conservation work of 16 forest rangers who protect 18,000 hectares of surrounding lowland evergreen forest in Cambodia’s largest national park.
Since opening in 2017, the camp has operated with the slogan Your Stay Keeps the Forest Standing. Camp manager Allan Michaud shared: “Now it’s the turn of beer drinkers to take one for the team and do their bit for conservation.”
The hybrid Steam beer was selected by Michaud after tasting sessions with Yuki Aotani, founder of Flowers microbrewery in Phnom Penh. The slightly hoppy beer – already a hit with camp guests – is 5.2 per cent strong and sells in 330ml bottles for US$4.50 at the lodge’s small riverside restaurant – the Steam beers sold at the camp are in previously used 330ml bottles given to the brewery by the camp.
Each month a percentage of income from beer sales and guest stays help forest rangers reduce illegal poaching, land grabs and riverbank sand dredging. This summer the camp added two new Wildlife Alliance forest rangers bringing the total to 16 now on patrol.
Cardamom Tented Camp also sells locally made Ibis beer – profits from which are used to protect the rare Ibis bird in Cambodia – and craft beers made by the Stonehead brewery, also in Phnom Penh.
With illegal hunting down by a factor of about 90 per cent over the last seven years or so, sightings of rare wildlife such as Asian elephants, silver langurs, smooth-coated otters and leopard cats have increased in the lowland forest around Cardamom Tented Camp.
Keeping it local is important for Michaud, who said: “With local Khmer dishes also on our menu, we make it easy for our guests to enjoy food and drink that reflect the best of Cambodia.
“Almost everything we do at the camp helps conservation of the forest and supports local suppliers.”