32 Land Concessions Approved Since Moratorium

16 November 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economic land concessions and plantations / Human rights / Land / Public land lease / Social development
Adhoc / commercial agriculture projects / Council of Ministers / Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) / environmental impact assessments / Environmental Protection Zones / evictions / foreign firms / human rights groups / international human rights groups / Kulen wildlife sanctuary / Land Concession Policy / local firms / Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries / Ministry of Environment / Mondolkiri Province / Oddor Meanchey Province / Preah Vihear Province / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Private Companies / Protected areas / Public property / rubber plantations / social impact assessments / Spokesman / State Private Property / Surya Subedi / U.N.'s human rights envoy to Cambodia

Despite a moratorium on the granting of new economic land concessions (ELCs), the government has approved at least 32 ELCs since Prime Minister Hun Sen announced their suspension in May. According to sub-decrees dated from May onward and provided by local human rights group Adhoc, Mr. Hun Sen signed off on 32 land concessions-granted to local and foreign firms for commercial agriculture projects-that cover a total of 208,000 hectares across nine provinces. … “Samdach Hun Sen signed the sub-decrees, but they are not for new land concessions,” Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said yesterday. …

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