Cambodia approves land concessions, despite ban

26 June 2012
Reuters
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economic land concessions and plantations / Environment and natural resources / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Logging and timber / Public land lease
agro-businesses / Cambodia / forced evictions / Government / Hun Sen / illegal logging / June 7 / land concession suspension / National Park / official decrees / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Private Companies / Royal Gazette / sub-decrees / wildlife sanctuaries

Cambodia’s government has ignored a suspension on new land concessions to private companies, announcements in an official publication showed, despite ordering a freeze after growing discontent over forced evictions and illegal logging. Prime Minister Hun Sen signed off on 12 sub-decrees on June 7 and 12 granting a total of 44,052 hectares (108,855 acres) and privatizing 35,461 hectares set aside for wildlife sanctuaries and a national park to various companies for agro-businesses. The details were announced in three editions this month of the Royal Gazette, which publishes all official decrees. …

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/us-cambodia-land-idUSBRE85P0G520120626