(July 29, 2024) This statement addresses the Mongabay articles from July 22 and July 24. Rural Cambodia is undergoing a rapid transition, resulting in increased demand for land, competing claims, and significant deforestation—all exacerbated by weak governance. This reality is widespread across Cambodia, not just in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary. Despite these challenging conditions, the Keo Seima REDD+ project, which launched in 2010, has made meaningful progress and continues to do so. Significant...

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