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Forests cover more than half of Cambodia's territory.
柬埔寨一半以上的领土都由森林覆盖。
But according to recent studies, the Southeast Asian nation also has the world's highest rate of forest loss.
但最近的研究显示，这个东南亚国家也同样是世界上森林损失率最高的国家，
Over 200 hectares are cleared every year.
每年会有200多公顷的森林消失。
In the north, about a third of the Chom Penh forest has disappeared
北部地区的Chom Penh森林约有三分之一都已经消失不见，
since 2000 because of illegal logging and government-approved rubber plantations.
自2000年以来，由于非法砍伐和政府批准的橡胶种植园。
That's bad news for the ethnic Koi people who make their living off the forest.
这对以森林为生的Koi族人来说可不是个好消息。
The jungle is a vital part of our Koi culture. The trees and the land provide us with everything we need to survive.
丛林是Koi文化的重要组成部分。树木和土地为我们提供了生存所需的一切。
We earn money from selling various forest products, which pays for our children to go to school and helps us buy medicine when we are sick.
我们通过出售各种林产品赚钱，来为我们的孩子支付上学费用，并在我们生病时帮我们买药。
So they started patrolling the forest on their own, calling themselves the vigilante granddads.
于是他们开始独自在森林里巡逻，自称为义务警员爷爷。
We set up the patrols because we want to save the jungle. We old people are very sad about what's happening to the trees.
我们设立巡逻队是因为我们想要拯救丛林，我们这些老人对森林的衰减感到十分难过，
Living and working in the jungle is an important part of our culture.
在丛林中生活和工作是我们文化的重要组成部分，
We're hoping to get support from interested organizations, such as NGOs.
我们希望得到非政府组织等相关组织的支持。
Armed with machetes, the teams head into the jungle for several days at a time carrying their own food and fuel.
带着大砍刀、食物还有燃料，巡逻队进入丛林，一待就是好几天。
They say they're not hurting anyone, just trying to protect their way of life.
他们说他们不会伤害任何人，只是想保护他们的生活方式。
We often find people cutting down trees. Sometimes we seize their equipment, such as chainsaws, buffalo carts or other things.
我们经常发现人们在砍伐树木。有时我们会扣押他们的设备，例如电锯、水牛车或是其他东西。
If we come across a large group of people cutting down the jungle,
如果我们遇到一大群人在砍伐丛林的话，
we usually stay back at a distance and call the police chief to come and take care of it.
我们通常会躲在远处，给警察局长打电话，让他来处理。
The vigilantes say most of those clearing the jungle are locals who looking for lumber in this region because their forests have disappeared.
义务警员说，大部分砍伐丛林的人都是当地人，他们在寻找木材，因为他们的森林已经消失了。
Cambodian officials say in general they support the patrols and that they are also trying to cut down on illegal logging.
柬埔寨官员说，总体来看，他们支持巡逻，而且他们也在试图减少非法砍伐的行为。
Kevin Enochs, VOA News
凯文·恩尼克斯，VOA新闻
