31st March sees the launch of a new book by author Ken Finn. "My journey with a remarkable tree" documents the author's search for the fabled Spirit Trees of Cambodia. It is a journey that lays bare what's happening to the forests, wildlife and people of Cambodia and how that affects us.
Ken witnesses the destruction of spirit trees, 1000's of years old, by illegal loggers. He follows the tree's path from the forest, through the wood mill and processing plant and onto the shop floor as garden furniture for our homes. Along the way he witnesses first hand the systematic and thoughtless destruction of ancient forests for immediate economic gain, and the operations of a corrupt regime intent on turning diversity into monoculture, and forest into chipboard for quick profit.
