“Flooded Forest
Fires at Prek Toal village. “From March
to July …. the fires consumed an estimated third of the 640,000 hectares of the
UNESCO designated wetland conservation area known as the Tonle Sap
Biosphere. A year later, the
far-reaching effects of the devastation to the ecosystem on fisheries and
wildlife are just beginning to be felt locally, but experts warn the
consequences may have national implications.” (Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon and Kong Meta, Phnom Penh Post, Friday 23
June 2017)
Floating villages, like my
village, Prek Toal, knew how serious this was, and now the authorities are
beginning to understand how bad these fires will be for all of Cambodia.
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