Land concession woes aired

11 July 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Agricultural policy and administration / Agriculture and fishing / Civil society / Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members / Economic land concessions and plantations / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / European Union aid / Forests and forestry / Government / Human rights / International relations / Land / Land policy and administration / Land tenure and land titling / Ministries and other national bodies / Public land lease / Social development
Adhoc / EU / European Union aid / Jean-Francois Cautain / Ministry of Agriculture / Say Sam Al

Village representatives in Ratanakkiri yesterday shared their land grievances with the European Union ambassador, requesting he relay to the government their appeal that no further 99-year land concessions be granted to private companies. Although the Post was not permitted to attend the full two-hour meeting, NGOs present at the discussions said that five village representatives described to Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain how economic land concessions have taken a negative toll. … In Ratanakkiri, the government has allotted just over 135,500 hectares in land concessions to 30 private companies, according to Keo Saveurn, the provincial deputy governor. …

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