Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is conducting a survey to assess the impacts of its activities on the development of Cambodia.The results of this survey will teach ODC insights in how it can provide the Cambodian public better development contributions.Concessions
Economic land concessions
Senator Ly Yong Phat’s Family Given Preah Sihanouk State Land for Tourism Development
The Cambodian government has granted a 600-hectare concession to the family of notorious tycoon Ly Yong Phat, whose sugarcane concessions have been at the center of human rights violations. ...
Cambodia’s land concessions yield few benefits, sow social and environmental devastation
Cambodia’s government has strenuously promoted long-term leasing of unused land as Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) to attract investors and encourage development in the impoverished nation, but observers say the policy has resulted in few benefits at the cost of huge social and environmental impacts. ...
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