Forest patrols duel in Prey Lang

9 December 2015
The Phnom Penh Post
Forest protection / Forest protection support
Prey Lang / Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) / Prey Lang Forest Community Network (PLFCN)

As activists from Prey Lang forest received the prestigious Equator Prize in Paris on Monday, another, parallel network was asserting itself in Kampong Thom province – one with close ties to the security forces and local governor.

The Prey Lang Forest Community Network (PLFCN), funded by Kampong Thom Governor Uth Sam An, has allegedly intimidated Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) patrols. Activists fear it could be the death knell for a grassroots environmental movement that has fractured greatly since the murder of prominent environmentalist Chut Wutty in 2012. …

 Daniel Pye and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/forest-patrols-duel-prey-lang