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The Fifth Preahroka Tree Ordination

#PKH, on 10th December 2021, participated in the Fifth Tree Ordination Ceremony which was held by Preahroka Forest Community Network #PFCN at O’Spong of #Preahroka forest. Participants were all members of PFCN, 5 Monks, 10 CSOs, 1 Media (VOD) and 12 Environmental Officials.

THIS IS MY LAND!

A battered and blurry road sign stands at a crossroads in Preah Vihear’s Rui Feng sugarcane plantation. The text is barely legible and looks like it had been smudged with water. To the right is the Lan Feng plantation, straight ahead is Heng Rui, and further east is Heng Yue. The four plantations — along […]

ត្រូវបុគ្គលិកសម្របសម្រួលគម្រោង Seeking Area Project Coordinator

ឳកាសការងារ៖ យើងកំពុងស្វែករកបេក្ខជនដើម្បីបំពេញទួនាទីជា “អ្នកសម្របសម្រួលគម្រោង”។ នេះជាឳកាសដ៏ប្រសើរសម្រាប់អ្នកដែលចូលចិត្តធ្វើការងារជាមួយជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច និងសហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាន។ Job vacancy: We are seeking a motivated candidate to fill the role of “Area Project Coordinator (#APC)”. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who enjoys working with indigenous people and local community.

Youth activists cry foul after being turned away from community forests

Several youth environmental groups said they have been blocked from entering community forests in recent months, with local authorities saying they need special permits and that the forests are too dangerous to camp in. In mid-October, a group of 10 students and monks from Battambang were turned away from the Preah Roka community forest in […]

Background

PKH – People and Knowledge of Highlanders is a local NGO formed in Feb, 2005 and registered with Ministry of Interior of Cambodia on 24 June, 2008. For years, PKH works to promote human rights and environment in rural communities in northeast of Cambodia. We have worked with local and indigenous communities to enabling their capacity to promote and serve human beings and resource rights and food intakes.