Ethnic minority forest being gutted: activists

Half of a Kuoy ethnic community forest in Stung Treng province – for which villagers are seeking official recognition – has been logged in the past three years for private commercial gain, according to recently returned environmental activist twins Chum Hout and Chum Hour. Seven community members, representing 100 families, sued Anlong Kramuon village chief Yem Khem and Sre Russey commune chief Luon Nan in provincial court in 2013 for allegedly permitting forestry crime. …

Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ethnic-minority-forest-being-gutted-activists