EU Ambassador Calls for Protection of Forest

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Khmer Times/Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea

European Union ambassador to Cambodia George Edgar has appealed to the government to take better care of the Prey Lang forest after visiting it and observing that the largest primary lowland dry evergreen forest on the Indochinese Peninsula is still under threat despite recent measures by the Prime Minister to curb illegal deforestation and illegal timber smuggling. On a visit to the forest on January 13 and 14, Mr. Edgar met with the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN), a volunteer team working to protect the forest from illegal logging, according to the European Union in Cambodia’s Facebook page.

It added that Mr. Edgar was joined by Danish Ambassador to Cambodia Mikael Hemniti Winther in a trip organized by NGOs Danmission and Peace Bridge. “This was a great opportunity for me to directly see such a vital forest area and also watch the work of the Prey Lang Community Network, who are carefully working to ensure the area’s future. Prey Lang should not only be considered of great importance to Cambodia, but to the world as well,” Mr. Edgar said.

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