Prey Lang villagers on forest watch
Nearly 100 Prey Lang villagers in Kampong Thom province’s Sandan district will today embark on a three-day “forest watch” mission to monitor what community representatives say are increased illegal logging activities in the jungle. This is the fourth time the community has conducted monitoring in the area; however, this operation would be small due to financial difficulties, Prey Lang network community representative Hoeun Sopheap said yesterday. … “For this rally, if we see the pile of illegally logged wood or crime in the forest, we would not burn it to destroy it as before, but we will shoot a video and take pictures for the relevant forestry officials to see it.”
