Cambodia among most deforested countries
Cambodia has one of the world’s highest rates of deforestation, ranking ninth among 180 countries in terms of forest loss during the past decade, according to a new study, which said that economic land concessions and illegal logging were the primary cause for the demise of the country’s forests. The report ranked Cambodia just above Brazil, while Nigeria, Indonesia and North Korea lead the Deforestation Index 2012, which was released last week by Maplecroft, a UK-based firm that provides global assessments on social, environmental and political issues…
