In a threatened Cambodian forest, hand-in-hand push to protect land and people
Rampant deforestation and development have increased pressure on animals throughout Cambodia. They’ve especially intensified in the country’s “spirit forests,” as the hill communities like the ethnic-minority Chong call them, which are some of the creatures’ last refuges. But the changes also threaten their culture, as the landscape that’s sustained them for centuries transforms and draws more outsiders to the region. …
Peter A. Ford
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0117/In-a-threatened-Cambodian-forest-hand-in-hand-push-to-protect-land-and-people
