Villagers seek NGOs’, UN’s help in dispute

More than 400 families in Preah Vihear province submitted a petition to a group of NGOs and the UN yesterday, seeking assistance in their battle with the government over 3,555 hectares of protected land that sits within the Kulen Prom-Tep Wildlife Sanctuary. …

According to Sokha, most of the land owners in the wildlife sanctuary are recent migrants persuaded by timber brokers to move in expressly to clear the land, despite interventions by environment officials. …

Phak Seangly
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