We’re on the Indochinese peninsula for this Geo Quiz, looking for the
name of a southeast Asian forest. It’s to Cambodia what the Amazon is to
Brazil. This vast forest is teeming with wildlife: elephants, tigers –
you name it.
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| Kui protester Ka Srok (Photo: Guy De Launey) |
It’s also home to indigenous Kui people who’ve lived in the forest
for centuries. Illegal logging and mineral mining are taking a toll on
the ancient forest. If that sounds like something out of Avatar, then
you won’t be surprised to hear that some Kui tried to dress like
characters in the movie on Wednesday. They traveled to the capital Phnom
Penh to protest the destruction of their sacred forest. Can you name
that forest?
The answer is the Prey Lang forest in central Cambodia.
Indigenous groups in Cambodia say the evergreen forest is being
destroyed by legal and illegal development. So to press their case to
the government, they’ve demonstrated in the capital Phnom Penh dressed
as characters from the film Avatar. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details
from the BBC’s Guy De Launey.
Read Related Article Here: Cambodian 'Avatars' call for forests to be saved
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| Soeum Seang from Kompong Thom (Photo: Guy De Launey) |
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