New Report Shows Cambodian Forests in Jeopardy

26 November 2013
VOA Khmer
Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest cover / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Land / Logging and timber / Protected forest
Adhoc / Community Peace Building Network

The rights group Adhoc says it is monitoring “at least 100” individuals who are complicit in forestry crimes across the country. These include “high-ranking officers” of the police and military police; business tycoons; and ordinary citizens across 11 provinces, Chan Soveth, a lead investigator for the group, told reporters Monday. Vested interests are “ravaging [trees] even in national parks and in protected zones for wildlife,” Chan Soveth said. Cambodia’s forests could be wiped out in “only six months” if more action is not taken by the government, said Seng Sok Heng, coordinator for the Community Peace-Building Network. …

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