Young activists risk all to defend Cambodia’s environment

This video was originally published on Mongabay as Creative Commons.

One year ago, Cambodia jailed five activists from the award-winning environmentalist group Mother Nature Cambodia for plotting against the government, after they had sounded the alarm about river pollution and land reclamation projects. THE CLEARING follows Chandaravuth – the group’s most outspoken member – and his colleagues in the months leading up to their incarceration as they continue on their collision course with Cambodia’s rulers and refuse to buckle under pressure.

Banner image: Ly Chandaravuth, Mother Nature Activist. Image ©Andy Ball.