Companies given right to develop wildlife land
The Cambodian government has reclassified 12,000 hectares of wildlife sanctuary to make way for agro-industry concessions for three companies, according to the royal book issued on March 19. The land has been cut from the Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest protected area in Cambodia, which covers 402,500 hectares of land at the juncture of the Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap provincial borders. …
