Cambodia Cancels Concessions Threatening Forests
Cambodia annulled licenses to four private firms whose concession of 40,000 hectares threatens Prey Lang, one of the richest national forests. A letter from the Council of Ministers to the Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry and Mining, in charge of managing the forests and the natural resources, bans felling in several provinces through contracts to several firms and just Aphiwat Kaosou Co Ltd, a rubber producer, appears as contractor. …
