But even before he received the award, he was discreetly collaborating with conservationists to stop illegal logging and studying up on carbon compensation models.

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And once the road is built, the Udege say, no amount of legal protection will stop the logging or protect the tigers, which now number probably fewer than 500 animals.

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When these measures failed to stop the destruction of Cambodia's forests, the government suspended all the logging concessions and imposed a moratorium on the transport of timber.

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