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1 | Cambodian Monks Are Protesting Against Destruction of the Prey Lang Forest | Manao Hetsi-panoherana Ny Fanimbàna Ny Alan'i Prey Lang Ireo Moanina ao Kambodza |
2 | Cambodian monks gather in the town of Battambang to demand protection of Prey Lang forest. | Moanina Kambodziana nifamory teo amin'ny tanànan'i Battambang mba hangataka ny hiarovana ny alan'i Prey Lang. |
3 | Cambodian monks have been mobilizing in the streets since July 2015 to demand stronger government action against the rapid deforestation of Prey Lang, the largest lowland dry evergreen forest in Cambodia and Indochina Peninsula. | Nanomboka ny volana Jolay 2015 no efa nanao hetsika teny an-dàlana ireo moanina ao Kambodza mba hangataka hetsika mafimafy kokoa amin'ny governemanta hanoherana ny fihazakazahan'ny fandripahana ny alan'i Prey Lang, ilay ala maina maintso lehibe indrindra any Cambodia sy ny Saikinosy Indoshina. |
4 | Prey Lang has 3,600 square kilometers of forests, including giant luxury timber trees, which is home to at least 20 endangered plant species and 27 endangered animal species. | Manana ala mirefy 3.600 kilometatra toradroa i Prey Lang, tafiditra amin'izany ireo hazo lafo vidy lehibe, izay itoeranà farafahakeliny karazan-javamaniry 20 sy karazam-biby 27, samy atahorana ho lany tamingana. |
5 | More than 700,000 people live within 10 kilometers of the forest. | Maherin'ny olona miisa 700.000 no mivelona ao amin'ny 10 kilometatra amin'ilay ala. |
6 | The majority of the settlers belong to Kuys, a small indigenous group which has protected the Prey Lang for centuries. | An'i Kuys ny ankamaroan'ireo mpihavy, vondrona teratany kely izay niaro ny Prey Lang efa an-jato taonany maro. |
7 | In recent years, the Cambodian government gave land concessions to local and foreign companies in order to develop the country's agriculture and mining potential. | Tato anatin'ireo taona faramparany, nanome tany midadasika ho an'ireo orinasa teo an-toerana sy avy any ivelanyny governemantan'i Kambodza mba hampandrosoana ny fambolena sy ny fitrandrahana harena an-kibon'ny tany afaka ataon'ny firenena. |
8 | However, many of the land agreements covered protected areas like Prey Lang. | Kanefa, maro amin'ireo tany nifanarahana no misy ireo toerana arovana sahala amin'i Prey Lang. |
9 | The lack of transparency surrounding the land concessions also sparked various legal disputes and violent conflicts across the country. | Nahatonga fifandirana isankarazany tamin'ny resaka lalàna sy fifandonana mahery setra manerana ny firenena ihany koa ny tsy fahampian'ny mangarahara manodidina ilay fanomezana tany. |
10 | Image from the Facebook page of ‘Prey Lang - It's Our Forest Too' | Sary avy tamin'ny pejy Facebook-ny ‘Prey Lang - It's Our Forest Too' (Prey Lang - Alanay Koa Io) |
11 | In 2011, Cambodian activists and indigenous tribes conducted an ‘Avatar' protest to denounce the destruction of Prey Lang. | Ny taona 2011, nanao hetsi-panoherana ‘Avatar ireo Kambodziana mpikatroka mafàna fo sy ireo vondron-tanàna teratany, mba hitorohana ny fanimbàna ny Prey Lang. |
12 | Dressed like the Na'vi tribe from the Hollywood film Avatar, the protesters urged the government to stop the operations of logging and rubber plantations in Prey Lang. | |
13 | The campaign to preserve Prey Lang continues to this day since there has been no letup in logging activities in the area. | Niakanjo sahala amin'ireo olona Na'vi avy amin'ilay horonantsary Avatar an'ny Hollywood, nanainga ny governemanta ireo mpanao hesti-panoherana mba hanajanona ireo fanapahana hazo sy fambolena ” caoutchouc” any Prey Lang. |
14 | During the same period, Cambodia's deforestation problem also worsened when the government gave away more land concessions. | Mbola mitohy mandrak'androany ny hetsika hiarovana ny Prey Lang raha tsy misy fitsaharana ny fanapahana ny ala ao amin'ilay toerana. |
15 | “#Cambodia Sees World's Fastest Acceleration of Forest Loss” https://t.co/XF9k9HEKIP via . @CambodiaDaily pic.twitter.com/eStmD2Bdqb | Nandritra ny fotoana mitovy amin'izany, vao maika nihombo koa ny olan'ny fandripahana ny ala ao Kambodza rehefa nanao fanomezana tany hafa indray ny governemanta. |
16 | - Tweet Cambodia (@tweetcambodia) September 16, 2015 | “#Kambodia no miaina ny Fandripahana Ala Mihazakazaka Indrindra Maneran-tany” |
17 | Last July, monks belonging to the Independent Monk Network for Social Justice hand delivered five confiscated chainsaws to the Forestry Administration and National Assembly in Phnom Penh, the country's capital, to highlight the continuing destruction of Prey Lang. | Ny volana Jolay lasa teo, ireo moanina avy amin'ny Tambajotranà Moanina Tsy Miankina ho an'ny Rariny ara-tSosialy, nanatitra an-tànana ireo fitaovana fanapahana hazo nogiazana teny amin'ny tompony, ho an'ny Sampan-draharahan'ny Ala sy Antenimieram-Pirenena tany Phnom Penh, renivohitry ny firenena, mba hanamarinana fa mitohy hatrany ny fanimbàna ny alan'i Prey Lang. |
18 | Monks sent petition to Cambodia Forestry Administration about Prey Lang. pic.twitter.com/YNT1Hpbiez - channy chheng (@channychheng) July 7, 2015 | Nandefa fanangonan-tsonia tany amin'ny Sampan-draharahan'ny Ala an'i Kambodza momba ny Prey Lang ireo moanina. |
19 | The group's leader, Venerable Buntenh, explained why the monks have decided to hold a protest: | Nanazava Andriamatoa Hajaina Buntenh, lehiben'ilay vondrona, hoe maninona no nanapa-kevitra ny hanao hetsi-panoherana ireo moanina: |
20 | Monks cannot remain silent on the issue given the alarming rate of deforestation. | Tsy afaka ny hangina ireo moanina amin'ilay olana anefa hita izao ny taha mampiahiahy amin'ny fandripahana ny ala. |
21 | Those Forestry Administration officers are the ‘dollar officers', as they don't care about the forest or Prey Lang and let bad merchants continue to destroy the forest day by day. | Ireo tompon'andraikitra amin'ny Sampan-draharahan'ny Ala ireo no ‘tompon'andraikitra dolara', satria izy ireo tsy miraharaha ny ala na i Prey Lang ary mamela ireo mpivarotra ratsy hanohy isan'andro ny fanimbàna ny ala. |
22 | Cambodian monks delivered a protest letter to the government in Phnom Penh, the country's capital. | Nanome taratasim-panoherana ho an'ny governemanta tany Phnom Penh, renivohitry ny firenena, ireo moanina Kambodziana. |
23 | Photo from the Facebook page of ‘Prey Lang - It's Our Forest Too' | Sary avy tamin'ny pejy Facebook-ny ‘Prey Lang - It's Our Forest Too' |
24 | During the last week of September, the monks gathered again in the streets of Battambang to remind the public and government officials that agribusiness companies continue to destroy the country's forests. | Nandritra ny herinandro faran'ny Septambra, nifamory teny amin'ireo làlan'i Battambang indray ireo moanina mba hampahatsiahy ireo vahoaka sy ny tompon'andrakitra ao amin'ny governemanta fa manohy manimba ny alan'ny firenena ireo orinasa mpandraharaha amin'ny resaka fambolena. |