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 Stories About: Cambodia AND logging
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Khmer Green?
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18 Jun 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Khmer Green? A new kind of battle is taking place in Cambodia, this one between conservationists and international paper companies. Cambodia's central Cardamom Mountains were a stronghold of the Khmer Rouge, and as such were avoided by timber companies and others who feared being kidnapped or killed. With the Khmer Rouge largely subdued, however, timber companies have started to make good on current logg ... |
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| Topics: business, Cambodia, logging, wilderness, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Sen and Sensibility
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23 Jul 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Sen and Sensibility Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has thrown his weight behind legislation to protect the country's remaining forests. The measure would set stricter logging regulations and allow courts to jail illegal loggers for up to 10 years. Illegal logging operations have been common in the past, supported by the Cambodian military and former Khmer Rouge members. But Hun Sen has been on the hot seat to rein in the logging, becaus ... |
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| Topics: Cambodia, logging (all these topics) |
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