AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Climate Action
KEYWORDS
Forest Monitoring, deforestation, climate data
COUNTRY
Cambodia
DESIGNED BY
Prey Lang Community Network https://preylang.net/
University of Copenhagen http://bit.ly/2ENz95W
Web Essentials http://bit.ly/2Ew57m0
Danmission http://bit.ly/2NGD4V2
You can find the app on the Gplaystore: http://bit.ly/2NHUpwN
You can find the monitoring reports compiled with data collected from the app: http://bit.ly/2EOorvZ
WEBSITE
https://preylang.net/about/the-prey-lang-app/
Prey Lang Data Collection app
Fighting Deforestation with Innovation and New Technologies
The Prey Lang forest supports the livelihoods of over 200,000 Cambodians. It is also home to endangered plant and animal species and valuable timber that is coveted by Illegal loggers. Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) has come together with a number of partners to produce a simple but powerful mobile and web app to prove illegal logging activity and monitor their most valuable resources in the Prey Lang region.
- Data collected by the app is used in reports to prove that deforestation is increasing.
- Hotspots for illegal activity can be identified from anywhere in the world via the web app and targeted by patrols to maximize the impact of resources on the ground
- The decentralized reporting enables a marginalized community to defy hierarchical social structures and make their voices heard
- The combination of mobile and worldwide accessible web app database decreases the time elapsed between observation, publication and preventative action taken
- Simple user experience