Peace of the forest
How do you create peace when everyone wants a piece of the forest?
The trees in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Forest, some of which are nearly 1,000 years old, are at the center of all aspects of life here. The forest holds great spiritual significance for the many people from Indigenous Kuy communities, and its bounty has sustained nearby residents for generations. Families forage for fruits and wild mushrooms. Oil from neem trees can be used as medicine or a natural pesticide. Residents know which wild vines hold reserves of potable mineral water, and they can dry and slice the vines to make rope. Tree resin, used to patch boats, is an important source of income.
Get a glimpse inside this vast forest today and hear how trainings offered by MCC partner Peace Bridges Organization (PBO) are giving community members skills to peacefully confront those carrying out illegal logging or other forms of environmental degradation in the forest.
Peace like a river, on the river
Learn more about how PBO equips community members to peacefully protect Cambodia’s natural resources.
First person: Koeut Chhunly
Koeut Chhunly of PBO shares more about her efforts to accompany rural women as they patrol Cambodia’s forests and waterways.
Give a gift of hope
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