Corruption fueling deforestation in Cambodia
Cambodia’s forests are being felled at a shocking rate, as poachers and corrupt officials profit from the black market trade in rare wood species, which is being exported to Vietnam — and beyond. Loggers are illegally felling rare and valuable trees to sell in China and Europe, making Cambodia’s deforestation rate among the world’s worst. And the army itself has been implicated in the illegal trade, which has also been linked to murder. …
Kris Janssens
http://www.dw.com/en/corruption-fueling-deforestation-in-cambodia/a-42674051
