Counting Forest Crimes in Prey Lang – August 2018
PLCN August update Infogram
Millions donated for Prey Lang conservation
The United States Agency for International Development has awarded $21 million to Tetra Tech for the next five years to improve nature conservation and strengthen sustainable development in the Prey Lang region, Tetra Tech said on Tuesday. Tetra Tech is a California-based engineering services company that provides technical solutions to their clients. βUnder the USAID … Read More
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Forest activists decry illegal logging
Prey Lang forest activists in Kampong Thom province on Wednesday claimed that illegal logging is continuing unabated, no thanks to local authorities and powerful individuals whom they allege are aiding the perpetrators. While acknowledging that forest clearing still exists in the area, forestry officials claimed the illegal activities are on a small scale. The Prey … Read More
Danish researcher wins award for forest-saving app
Danish researcher Ida Theilade has been granted the University of Copenhagenβs Innovation Award 2018 for a Smartphone app that helps preventing illegal logging in the Prey Lang Forest in Cambodia. Senior Researcher at the Section for Global Development at the University of Copenhagen, Ida Theilade, is granted the award for the project βItβs Our Forest … Read More
βPositive impactβ: Prey Lang forest app wins award
Danish researcher Ida Theilade has been bestowed the University of Copenhagenβs Innovation Award 2018 for inventing a smartphone app that can prevent illegal logging and preserve forest resources in the Prey Lang forest. A senior researcher at the universityβs Section for Global Development, Theilade, initiated Itβs Our Forest Too, which includes the Prey Lang App … Read More
Death of a thousand cuts
July/August 2018 – Action Asia Despite being a protected area, Prey Lang forest in Northern Cambodia is being stripped of its rosewood and felled to make way for mining concessions. (See attachment for full report) AA Jul18 (dragged) 1 (1) AA Jul18 (dragged)
PLCN presents findings from May’s patrols
PLCN catches 10 illegal loggers in Preah Vihear
PLCN continues to meet illegal loggers inside the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. Latest, PLCN encountered 10 illegal loggers in Prey Lang during a recent patrol. The Phnom Penh PostΒ reported on the incident. βIn one arrest, [the alleged illegal loggers] were in the process of felling resin trees with chainsaws. The wood was to be used … Read More
PLCN presents findings from April’s patrols
121 signs of illegal logging are among the interesting findings from PLCN patrollers on April 2018. Every month, PLCN presents findings from the previous month in this data format.