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| Eviction at Dey Krahorm (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post) |
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Chhay Channyda
The Phnom Penh Post
The government has allocated more than 1 million hectares of land to private companies in the form of economic concessions, many of which were illegal, resulting in forced evictions, lost livelihoods and lost natural resources, a rights activist has said.
“Natural resources, such as forests, mines and rivers play an important role in providing nourishment to millions of Cambodians. If they are mismanaged, it can negatively affect these people’s environment, livelihoods and rights,” said Chhith Sam Ath, director of the NGO Forum on Cambodia.
He said economic land concessions also frequently resulted in loss of farmland and loss of food security for the rural poor and ethnic minorities.
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“Natural resources, such as forests, mines and rivers play an important role in providing nourishment to millions of Cambodians. If they are mismanaged, it can negatively affect these people’s environment, livelihoods and rights,” said Chhith Sam Ath, director of the NGO Forum on Cambodia.
He said economic land concessions also frequently resulted in loss of farmland and loss of food security for the rural poor and ethnic minorities.
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