More than 6,200 hectares (15,300 acres) have been deforested across Prey Lang and Prey Preah Roka protected forests in 2021, according to a report published on Friday. Cambodia has experienced one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, losing about 64% of its tree cover since 2011.
lørdag 29. januar 2022
Illegal logging threatens Cambodia’s indigenous people, says Amnesty
Rampant illegal logging of protected forests is threatening the cultural survival and livelihoods of indigenous people in Cambodia, according to Amnesty International. Members of the Kuy people, one of the largest of Cambodia’s 24 indigenous groups, told Amnesty how deforestation in two protected forests, along with government restrictions on access have undermined their way of life and violated their human rights.
More than 6,200 hectares (15,300 acres) have been deforested across Prey Lang and Prey Preah Roka protected forests in 2021, according to a report published on Friday. Cambodia has experienced one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, losing about 64% of its tree cover since 2011.
More than 6,200 hectares (15,300 acres) have been deforested across Prey Lang and Prey Preah Roka protected forests in 2021, according to a report published on Friday. Cambodia has experienced one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, losing about 64% of its tree cover since 2011.
