Firms accused of illegal logging in Ratanakkiri
Families in Ratanakiri province yesterday logged a complaint with rights group Adhoc accusing a trio of economic land concession (ELC) owners of illegally logging outside of their concession areas and felling their vital resin and palm oil trees. Chan Naroun said she was among 29 families in Kon Mom district’s Sre Angkramg commune who relied on tapping trees to make a living and accused the three firms of crossing over their boundaries- and into the Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary-to cut them down since February. … Chhay Thy, a provincial investigator for Adhoc who met with some of the families in their commune yesterday, identified the three firms behind the ELCs as Daun Penh Agri Co., Hoa Anh Andong Meas and Hoa Anh Lumphat. … District governor Chhoeun Chanthean said the three ELCs cover about 15,000 hectares for growing rubber and palm oil trees. …
