PLCN is a network of indigenous communities living in and around the Prey Lang forest. Since 2007 PLCN has advocated against illegal logging and large-scale, government-sanctioned land grabbing on their ancestral lands. With an emphasis on peaceful, non-violent actions, PLCN has engaged civil society, indigenous associations, commune and district authorities, NGOs and research institutions in a joint movement for environmental justice and sustainable development. The core of PLCN’s work is to patrol the forest, document forest crimes and advocate for the long-term protection of Prey Lang. 

PLCN helped developing an app for smartphones, making it easy for local patrols to geo-reference, document, and upload information about forest resources, threatened biodiversity, and illegal activities. The data is used to document the importance of the forest to local livelihoods, international biodiversity conservation, and to report illegal activities to the authorities.