Environment and natural resources

Forests and forestry

Concern grows over forest concession

6 July 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
Agriculture and fishing / Economic land concessions and plantations / Economy and commerce / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected forest
Boeung Per Wildlife Sanctuary / Cambodia / Chut Wutty / Environment Minister / Forests / Kampong Thom pronvince / Kui ethnic minority / Mekong Rubber Co / Mok Mareth / Natural Resource Protection Group / NGO / Noun Skun / Preah Vihear Community Network for Action / Preah Vihear Province / Rubber plantation / Sovanpaum Co / Try Pheap Import Export Co Ltd / villagers

Sixty community representatives from Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom provinces expressed concern yesterday over a string of recent economic land concessions granted within the bounds of the Boeung Per Wildlife Sanctuary. At a press conference held in Preah Vihear’s Rovieng district yesterday, they claimed the ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011070650228/National-news/concern-grows-over-forest-concessions.html

More Concessions Granted in Protected Areas

Six additional economic land concessions have been granted, totaling 46,000 hectares in protected areas. As a means to spur agribusiness companies the concessions include two in Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary in Kompong Speu province. Prime Minister Hun Sen signed in the grants on June 3 ...

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More Concessions Granted in Protected Areas

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