DEFORESTATION

IN CAMBODIA

PREPARED by: HENG HuyHuang

WHAT IS DEFORESTATION?

• Longman dictionary: The cutting or burning down of all the

trees in an area.

WHY DEFORESTATION

• More people

• City development

• Furniture

• Other usages

WHY WOODEN FURNITURE?

• Bring luck home

• Love

• Valuable

• Quality

• Representing Cambodia

CONSEQUENCES

• In 1965, 75% of Cambodia is forest. (Forest ~ 135,776km2)

• In 2013, 57,1% of Cambodia is forest. (Forest ~ 103,371 km2)

Cambodia lost forest 32,405 km2

• Disaster: Flood, drought, getting hotter• Animal: No home, extinct• People: suffer long-term effects

SOLUTIONS• Government gives land concession around forest to private

company

• Strengthen the forestry law

• Make furniture from other material

• Educated young generation

Save this world for our

kids

THANKS FOR YOUR

ATTENTION