A new film by the photographer and filmmaker Sean Gallagher has been released. The beautiful film has won several awards and is mainly filmed with drones. The title of the film is “Cambodia Burning” and it describes the constant environmental degradation taking place in Prey Lang and other forest areas in Cambodia. The main drivers … Read More
The three researchers P. J. Bori, , D. Argyriou & I. Theilade, have published a report on Geographic citizen science for forest monitoring and conservation in the Policy Briefs, Copenhagen Centre for Development Research, No. 2 Aug. 2020 at the Copenhagen University. The report describes the background of the situation in the Prey Lang areal, … Read More
10 August 2020 – A study authored by the Ecology Program of Jesuit Service Cambodia (JSC), in partnership with Cambodian Youth Network (CYN), of the change in forest cover in the Prey Lang Protected Area compared satellite imagery taken in the year 2000 and 2019, and found that 102,436 hectares of forest became barren or … Read More
Groups of forest activists called on the government to order the closure of Think Biotech and Angkor Plywood at Prey Lang, as they reported that these two companies are engaged in illegal logging activities in protected areas. In a joint statement issued on July 21, more than 60 groups of monks, activists, community associations, and civil … Read More
Activist Heng Sros said that during the ban, logging and transportation of timber such as Beng, Koki, Sokrom, and other types of luxury wood were moved by hundreds of trailers every day. While Ministry of Environment officials claim they and relevant departments implement forest protection and conservation measures responsibly, forest protection activists have expressed frustration … Read More
Cambodia Increased logging in the Prey Lang Wildlife Refuge in Cambodia has been extensively reported. There is evidence for this both from the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) lab at the University of Maryland, which registered more than 22,000 alerts during the week of April 27, and from reports from the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN). “We … Read More
In late February, conservationist Kheng tried to enter Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, which he routinely patrols with other members of the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN). Instead, he and his colleagues were denied access and threatened with arrest. [Read More]
PHNOM PENH — Researchers at the University of Copenhagen released an open letter Thursday reporting a 73 percent increase in deforestation in 2019 at the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, compared to 2018, while criticizing the government’s ban on certain patrolling operations. The University of Copenhagen’s open letter used data from the University of Maryland’s Global … Read More
Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary lost a record-breaking amount of tree cover last year, shedding patches of forest larger than the size of Phnom Penh’s Olympic Stadium football pitch for every hour of 2019, data compiled from satellite images shows. The sanctuary, which spans about 430,000 hectares across Kratie, Stung Treng, Kampong Thom and Preah … Read More
Second Open Letter to Prey Lang Stake- holders University of Copenhagen 24 June 2020 Dear Sir/Madam, University of Maryland has released the latest Global Forest Change1 dataset showing global forest loss in 2019. The dataset shows forest loss across countries and protected areas such as the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. Here, University of Copenhagen complemented … Read More