Grassroots Activists Work to Save Remaining Cardamom Mountains Rainforest (Khmer)

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Cambodia

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Joe Patchett
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A crowned rhinoceros monkey hanging from a tree branch in the forest. — The Crowned Rhinoceros is an endangered species in Cambodia. Image by Joe Patchett.

Local farmers and conservation groups have been working to restore the forest in the Cardamoms Mountains, the second largest virgin tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia, following destruction from illegal logging and encroachment.

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