Blog Post, Civil Liberties, Climate change, Environmentalism, Indigenous Rights, Nature Conservation, Rainforest Preservation Blog Post, Civil Liberties, Climate change, Environmentalism, Indigenous Rights, Nature Conservation, Rainforest Preservation

Tireless activist Chut Wutty shot dead in Koh Kong Province

Chut Wutty, the Founder and Director of the Natural Resource Protection Group (NRPG), has been shot dead in an incident in Koh Kong province in which military police officer In Rattana is also said to have died today, 26 April 2012. The details of the incident in which the two men died remain unclear but their deaths have been confirmed by military police spokesman Kheng Tito. Wutty’s death has also been confirmed by his nephew, Chuon Phearum, as well as Koh Kong provincial military police chief, Thong Naron.

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Blog Post, Climate change, Environmentalism, Indigenous Rights, Nature Conservation, Photos, Rainforest Preservation Blog Post, Climate change, Environmentalism, Indigenous Rights, Nature Conservation, Photos, Rainforest Preservation

Breathtaking Photo Series Depicting Prey Lang and its Activists

Prey Lang (“Our Forest”) is the largest evergreen lowland forest remaining in South East Asia, and it is under threat.It is home to an indigenous population of 200,000 native Kuy who have lived in peaceful harmony with the forest for hundreds of years. The majority of families sustain themselves by harvesting resin, rottan, spiders, palm hearts, and medicinal plants.A recent report from USAID estimates that without urgent action, the forest will be effectively gone in 2-3 years.

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Action Alert, Blog Post, Indigenous Rights, Nature Conservation, Rainforest Preservation Action Alert, Blog Post, Indigenous Rights, Nature Conservation, Rainforest Preservation

Please sign on to protect a forest and Indigenous rights in Cambodia

Global Response, the action program of Cultural Survival, and EarthAction, a global network of over 2,000 organizations, are working together in support of the Prey Lang Community Network to protect and save their forest. On our websites below you can find links to communicate with Cambodian officials to urge them to cancel existing land concessions and create a sustainable management program with the permanent participation of the Prey Lang peoples. We ask your organization to please share this information widely, with other organizations, with your members, and in your newsletters.

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