Illegal logging ravaging the last forests, activists say

Forestry activists say at least 55,000 tons of luxury wood were sent from Cambodia to China this year alone. Activists from communities that live near or among some of Cambodia’s last forests told reporters Wednesday that illegal logging is ravaging their homelands, part of a “systematic” trade that includes the participation of high-ranking officials, authorities and security forces. …

Kong Sothanarith
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