ANLONG VENG: As a Buddhist monk, Khoeum Saray’s day is governed by a ritual of prayer, meditation, alms and temple chores. With one big exception – he also patrols a sprawling Cambodian forest and shows villagers how to protect it.
Khoeum Saray is among a dozen or so monks managing a project hailed as a model for conservation in a nation with one of the world’s fastest rates of deforestation.
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