Ministry vows to take some ELC land back

24 July 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Economic land concessions and plantations / Forest cover / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Government / Land / Land policy and administration / Logging and timber / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Environment / Protected areas / Protected forest / Public land lease
Adhoc / Ministry of Environment / Say Sam Al / Try Pheap / Try Pheap company / Virachey National Park

Amid promises reiterated by the government yesterday that it will take a tougher stance on economic land concessions, logging tycoon Try Pheap minimally reduced his sweeping natural resource empire, returning more than 20,000 hectares of undeveloped forestry. It was unclear what kind of arrangement prompted Pheap to give back land inside Ratanakkiri’s Virachey National Park, as Environment Minister Say Sam Al provided no reasoning for the announcement and Pheap could not be reached for comment. …

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