Ratanakkiri gov’t to ban land sale in protected areas

24 October 2018
The Phnom Penh Post
Hydropower dams / Land / Land policy and administration / Protected areas
Lower Sesan II hydropower dam / Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary / O’Yadav National Park / Veun Sai-Siem Pang Conservation Area / Virachey National Park / Yeak Laom Lake Protected Area

While the Ratanakkiri provincial administration will not recognise illegal land transactions in the province’s protected areas, an NGO says its action is not effective and forest crimes continue unabated. The administration’s letter dated October 19 and obtained by The Post on Monday came after Minister of Interior Sar Kheng strongly criticised forestry laws and lashed out on senior officers for allowing illegal timber trafficking under the pretense of clearing the bottom of the Lower Sesan II hydropower dam. …

 Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ratanakkiri-govt-ban-land-sale-protected-areas