Cambodia's Heritage Protection: Sustaining Living Identity
Protecting Cambodia's heritage is not just about preserving the past, but about sustaining the living connections between places, memories, nature, and communities for the future. Heritage shapes a site's unique identity and is key to sustainable development and coexistence.
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