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សហគមន៍ព្រៃឡង់នៅតែអះអាងថា ព្រៃឡង់នៅតែរងការកាប់ទន្ទ្រានពីមន្ត្រី និងឈ្មួញមួយចំនួន

October 18, 2018 Touch Sopor

បណ្ដាញសហគមន៍ព្រៃឡង់ទាំងបួនខេត្ត នៅតែអះអាងថា ព្រៃឡង់នៅតែរងការកាប់ទន្ទ្រាន និងលួចដឹកឈើចេញពីតំបន់ព្រៃឡង់ ពីសំណាក់ជនល្មើសអនាធិបតេយ្យ អ្នកមានអំណាច និងមន្ត្រីមូលដ្ឋានមួយចំនួន។ សហគមន៍ព្រៃឡង់ទាំងបួនខេត្ត គ្រោងនឹងធ្វើសន្និសីទកាសែតអំពីរឿងនេះ ដើម្បីបង្ហាញដល់សាធារណជន ជាពិសេសក្រសួង ស្ថាប័នពាក់ព័ន្ធ នៅថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែតុលា។ តំណាងសហគមន៍ព្រៃឡង់ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ លោក ហឿន សុភាព បានឱ្យអាស៊ីសេរីដឹងនៅថ្ងៃទី២ ខែតុលា នេះថា ក្រុមសហគមន៍នៅតែសង្កេតឃើញថា មានមន្ត្រីពាក់ព័ន្ធនៅថ្នាក់មូលដ្ឋានមួយដែលលួចឃុបឃិត ប្រព្រឹត្តិអំពើពុករលួយ ជាមួយឈ្មួញដែលធ្វើអោយសកម្មភាពកាប់ទន្ទ្រានព្រៃឈើនៅតែបន្តកើតមាន៖ «ការពិតទៅអ្វីដែលយើងនឹងនិយាយមិនមែនជាការជះទឹកដាក់គ្នា មិនមែនជារឿងចង់បំបាក់ម្ខាងៗ ប៉ុន្តែអ្វីដែលយើងនិយាយគឺជារឿងពិតដែលកើតឡើងនៅមូលដ្ឋាននីមួយៗ។ ការពិតទៅគឺមន្ត្រីមួយចំនួនទេ មិនមែនទាំងអស់ទេ គឺយើងនិយាយតែមន្ត្រីមួយចំនួនដែលខិលខូច។ រឿងនេះខ្ញុំគិតថា ពិបាកនៅក្នុងការធ្វើសកម្មភាព ឬការងាររបស់ក្រុមយើងផងដែរ ដោយសារព្រៃឈើ វាទាក់ទងរឿងនយោបាយ គឺវាពិបាកនៅក្នុងការវិនិច្ឆ័យ ការគ្រប់គ្រង ឬក៏ការនិយាយស្តី វាពិបាក ពិបាកមែនទែន»។ លោក ហឿន សុភាព សង្ឃឹមថា បន្ទាប់ពីការរៀបចំសន្និសីទកាសែតនេះរួច រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល ជាពិសេសក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន នឹងមានចំណាត់ការមួយដើម្បីទប់ស្កាត់ការកាប់បំផ្លាញព្រៃឈើ ក្នុងតំបន់ព្រៃឡង់ ដែលមានទំហំជាប់ខេត្តចំនួនបួន គឺខេត្តក្រចេះ ស្ទឹងត្រែង កំពង់ធំ និងព្រះវិហារ។ បន្ថែមពីនេះ … Read More

Forest activists decry illegal logging

October 18, 2018 Touch Sopor

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

October 17, 2018 Touch Sopor

Danish researcher Ida Theilade has been granted the University of Copenhagen’s 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 ‘It’s Our Forest … Read More

‘Positive impact’: Prey Lang forest app wins award

October 17, 2018 Touch Sopor

Danish researcher Ida Theilade has been bestowed the University of Copenhagen’s 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 university’s Section for Global Development, Theilade, initiated It’s Our Forest Too, which includes the Prey Lang App … Read More

Death of a thousand cuts

September 27, 2018 Touch Sopor

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

June 12, 2018 Touch Sopor

PLCN catches 10 illegal loggers in Preah Vihear

June 2, 2018 Touch Sopor

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 Post reported on the incident. “In 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

May 20, 2018 Touch Sopor

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.

PLCN meets to discuss current challenges in Prey Lang

May 7, 2018 Touch Sopor

The deforestation of Prey Lang is increasing. The transport of wood out of the forest goes through both roads and waterways. The illegal loggers are now going into the forest in bigger groups than before, which makes it difficult for PLCN to outnumber them. Migrant farmers are clearing large areas of the forest for growing … Read More

PLCN presents monthly data format

May 3, 2018 Touch Sopor

Every month members of the Prey Lang Community Network collect data on illegal activities and natural resources in Prey Lang. Here they presents their findings from patrols in March 2018. Infograph PLCN MarchInfogram