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“The forest is gone bit by bit" - Deforestation and its impacts on indigenous communities in Prey Lang, Cambodia

Jürgensen, Marie Theresa LU (2022) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20221
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Globally, deforestation is occurring at staggering rates and causing tremendous impacts on the planet. Indigenous people, in particular, have long depended on the forest, and their beliefs and ways of life are highly affected by the changes occurring around them. To explore these impacts, Kuy indigenous people living in Pneak Roluk, inside the Prey Lang forest in Cambodia, have been selected as a case study. The concepts of resource frontiers and frontiers of existence guided the analysis, and the findings from this analysis suggest that deforestation is negatively impacting the livelihoods and spiritual beliefs of the Kuy. Contemporary conservation efforts in Cambodia are attempting to address these changes, but fall short on affecting... (More)
Globally, deforestation is occurring at staggering rates and causing tremendous impacts on the planet. Indigenous people, in particular, have long depended on the forest, and their beliefs and ways of life are highly affected by the changes occurring around them. To explore these impacts, Kuy indigenous people living in Pneak Roluk, inside the Prey Lang forest in Cambodia, have been selected as a case study. The concepts of resource frontiers and frontiers of existence guided the analysis, and the findings from this analysis suggest that deforestation is negatively impacting the livelihoods and spiritual beliefs of the Kuy. Contemporary conservation efforts in Cambodia are attempting to address these changes, but fall short on affecting the main drivers causing deforestation, such as elite capture of natural resources. The research concludes that other strategies to limit deforestation and its adverse impacts on indigenous communities are needed. (Less)
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author
Jürgensen, Marie Theresa LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Kuy indigenous people, resource frontiers, frontiers of existence, Prey Lang, Cambodia, sustainability science
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2022:045
language
English
id
9092539
date added to LUP
2022-07-20 09:19:29
date last changed
2022-07-20 10:50:38
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  abstract     = {{Globally, deforestation is occurring at staggering rates and causing tremendous impacts on the planet. Indigenous people, in particular, have long depended on the forest, and their beliefs and ways of life are highly affected by the changes occurring around them. To explore these impacts, Kuy indigenous people living in Pneak Roluk, inside the Prey Lang forest in Cambodia, have been selected as a case study. The concepts of resource frontiers and frontiers of existence guided the analysis, and the findings from this analysis suggest that deforestation is negatively impacting the livelihoods and spiritual beliefs of the Kuy. Contemporary conservation efforts in Cambodia are attempting to address these changes, but fall short on affecting the main drivers causing deforestation, such as elite capture of natural resources. The research concludes that other strategies to limit deforestation and its adverse impacts on indigenous communities are needed.}},
  author       = {{Jürgensen, Marie Theresa}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{“The forest is gone bit by bit" - Deforestation and its impacts on indigenous communities in Prey Lang, Cambodia}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}