Forest felled illegally, trio tells court

26 February 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Community forest / Crime and law enforcement / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Judiciary and courts / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Law and judiciary / Logging and timber / Protected forest
Mondulkiri provincial court / Phnong ethnic minority / Villa Development / Yoem Luch

Three villagers in Mondulkiri’s Sen Monorom district appeared in court yesterday after filing a complaint against a land concessionaire for illegally bulldozing community forest. The three represented more than 160 Phnong villagers in allegations that the provincial deputy governor’s company cleared 30 hectares of community forest and more than 360 resin trees last October. …

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