More Concessions Granted in Protected Areas

6 July 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economic land concessions and plantations / Economy and commerce / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest classifications / Land / Land tenure and land titling / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected areas / Protected forest / Public land lease
agribusiness / Cambodia / Hun Sen / Kampong Speu / Kompong Speu Province / Land concessions / Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary / Prime Minister Hun Sen

Six additional economic land concessions have been granted, totaling 46,000 hectares in protected areas. As a means to spur agribusiness companies the concessions include two in Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary in Kompong Speu province. Prime Minister Hun Sen signed in the grants on June 3 and 15.