Villagers claim forest illegally sold in Mondulkiri

14 March 2018
The Phnom Penh Post
Community forest / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Alliance (CIPA)

An ethnic Phnong community near Mondulkiri’s Sen Monorom town on Monday claimed that at least 80 hectares of forestland, which they have long depended on for their livelihoods, were covertly sold, with local authorities allegedly signing off on the sale. While the Phnong villagers from Laoka village say they have depended on the disputed forestland since 1984 to collect forest products, they lack the official registration of the land as a community forest. …

 Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-claim-forest-illegally-sold-mondulkiri

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