Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Featured pages Featured pages Featured pages Opinion Featured pages Report Cambodia: European Commission's report reveals illegal logging activities & a resurgence in deforestation at Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary "EU report reveals resurgence in Prey Lang deforestation", 12 January 2021 A European Commission report showed a resurgence in deforestation at the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, after reaching peak forest canopy loss ⦠when the forest was given protected status⦠The report found that canopy loss started increasing in 2013 and peaked in 2016 when 9,836 hectares of forest were lost. While the loss of forest cover dropped in 2017, it has been showing a steady upward trend, with 4,230 hectares lost in 2019.