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January 29
Environment
Illegal logging threatens Cambodia’s indigenous people, says Amnesty
The Guardian / Sarah JohnsonCountry’s ‘corrupt’ approach to conservation leaves protected forests facing ‘oblivion’, human rights watchdog warnsRampant illegal logging of protected forests is threatening the cultural survival and livelihoods of indigenous people in Cambodia, according to Amnesty International.Members of the Kuy people, one of the largest of Cambodia’s 24 indigenous groups, told Amnesty how deforestation in two protected forests, along with government restrictions on access have undermined their way of life and violated their human rights.8 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរHow Cambodia’s Protected ‘Flooded Forests’ All but Disappeared
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Fresh News English / Chivorn9 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរThree arrested in connection to deforestation of flooded forest in Pursat
Khmer Times10 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរWorld Vision donates toilets to 120 villagers in Preah Vihear province
Khmer Times11 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរForest watchdog seizes chainsaws in Preah Vihear protected area
Phnom Penh Post / Post StaffPrey Toap Community Protected Area (CPA) members, in cooperation with rangers from the Preah Vihear provincial Department of Environment, collected 26 chainsaws left behind by a group of illegal loggers at Prey Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary in Choam Ksan district's Pring Thom commune last week.12 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ26 chainsaws seized during patrol in Preah Rokar Wildlife Sanctuary
Khmer Times12 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ