To fight illegal logging, officials seek out saws

22 July 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Government / Land / Logging and timber / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Protected forest / Provincial and local governments / Social development
Adhoc / Kampong Thmor commune / Ministry of Agriculture / Soth Mary

Desperate to cut down on illegal logging, Kampong Thom forestry officials are trying out a new strategy: disarming loggers before they can get to the trees by cracking down on chainsaw dealers and other sellers of equipment used to fell trees. On Sunday night, the Baray district police raided a shophouse in Kampong Thmor commune. From the front, the business looked like an average moto repair garage, but in the back, officials discovered hundreds of hidden saws and other logging equipment. …

 Sen David
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