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Fragile Peace Teeters at Metta Forest Pagoda
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Prum Socheat throws a meditation pad on the floor of the Metta Forest pagoda and squats, flipping through photos collected from pagoda events. The lead monk acts as a school teacher reciting a story to his class, and on April 8, his class was two journalists. The early photos are from community events: worshippers ceremonially…
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Young activists risk all to defend Cambodia’s environment
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One year ago, Cambodia jailed five activists from the award-winning environmentalist group Mother Nature Cambodia for plotting against the government, after they had sounded the alarm about river pollution and land reclamation projects. THE CLEARING follows Chandaravuth – the group’s most outspoken member – and his colleagues in the months leading up to their incarceration…
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Southeast Asia’s environmental defenders on the frontline
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Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles
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Lost land, broken promises: Koh Kong’s evicted residents left in limbo after land deals
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Families promised a better future at relocation sites offered by a Chinese developer now struggle with infertile land, disappearing jobs and unfulfilled development pledges
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Cambodia’s LNG plans face energy security and cost issues
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The country should approach gas-fired power development with caution, write the authors of a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
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New dams call into question Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects
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Three new irrigation dams have been approved in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, overlapping with two carbon credit projects
