As China Builds, Cambodia's Forests Fall

China's demand for natural resources is being felt in a big way in Cambodia.

Illegal logging and economic land concessions are threatening Cambodia's dwindling forests, which now echo the sound of chainsaws.

Prey Long forest — an eight-hour journey north and east of the capital Phnom Penh – is one of the forests where illegal loggers see money signs on its trees.

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