Before the flood: can the Bunong culture survive Cambodia’s Sesan II dam?
▻https://news.mongabay.com/2017/01/before-the-flood-can-the-bunong-culture-survive-cambodias-sesan-ii-da
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When completed, the Lower Sesan II dam will inundate 36,000 hectares (89,000 acres) of forest and force 5,000 people to relocate, activists say.
The Bunong, an ethnic minority group whose livelihood and culture depends on the river and the forest, will be among the most affected by the dam.
Even before the dam is completed, Bunong villages like Kbal Romeas have been divided, as some residents accept compensation packages while others staunchly refuse to leave their land.