(Written by Ty Theavy, edited by Alex Dedman and
Christopher Copeman)
This village, Koh Kong Knong has not many
dwellers living here. It is an illegal village in the protected forest area. So
this village does not appear on the map. The forest conservationists of
Wildlife Alliance tried to relocate the villagers to a legal site, but the
villagers cannot leave here because they think that this place is easier to
make a living by fishing, hunting and collecting the non timber forest
products. Presently, this location of the village is now listed as the
acceptable village of Trapeang Roung commune. The people say: this village was
founded ages ago. In 1979 there were 10 families, but now there are 85
households that earn a living mostly by fishing.
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