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An activist battles from exile
Spectrum, Published on 12/06/2016
» Areng Valley is located in an area of the Cardamom Mountains of southwestern Cambodia, in Koh Kong province.
Villagers squeezed out of homes as forest fight heats up
Spectrum, Published on 15/02/2015
» War widow Saen Saheng was at home with her grandchildren when 30 security guards entered her village of Prek Smach brandishing axes, sling-shots and electric cattle prods. She had lived in the village since she was a young woman.
The battle for copper mountain
Spectrum, Published on 23/06/2013
» Determined to hang on to their land around the Letpadaung copper mine in northern Myanmar, farmers have re-ignited their protests despite a harsh government crackdown last November. The mine's expansion, coinciding with the new political era, has become a test case for the direction of Myanmar's future development.
Fight on to keep dam from turning pristine paradise into 'death valley'
Spectrum, Published on 14/04/2013
» Recognised internationally as a natural treasure of biodiversity, Cambodia's Central Cardamom Protected Forest faces mounting pressure from agricultural clearance and infrastructure projects. Now an unlikely alliance of Buddhist monks, students and farmers has started to speak out against the threats, and have even taken to blessing trees in an effort to save them.