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The road leading to Beng village which signed an agreement in March 2009 to look after Prey Rong Knong forest in Cambodia's eastern province of Kampong Thom. ALERTNET/Thin Lei WinBy Thin Lei Win
KAMPONG THOM, Cambodia (TrustLaw) - Over the past 30 years illegal logging coupled with rapid development and population growth have stripped Cambodia of much of its forests.
This is clearly visible in the eastern province of Kampong Thom. But near the small farming village of Beng, charred trees and cleared fields give way to a lush, dense forest.
Local villagers have legally protected the Prey Rong Knong forest spanning 281 hectares since March 2009, when they signed a deal with the Cambodian authorities to look after it for 15 years -- under an initiative allowing communities who live in and around forests to manage their resources.
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