This report aims to evaluate the economic, social and ecological impacts of large-scale land concessions to plant rubber and make recommendations for the future management of land in Lao PDR. Study focused on Champassak and Salavane provinces from July 2007 to July 2008. It was the product of a collaboration between the Centre for Research and Information on Land and Natural Resources of the National Land Management Authority, Office of Prime Minister, Laos, the Foundation for Ecological Recovery, and the Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University.

A map showing the location and size of an economic land concession in Snoul district of Kratie with total area of 701 hectares belonging to Hai Yong Investment Agro Industry Company.

A map showing the location of the economic land concession in Sesan district of Stung Treng requested by Sok Heng Company Limited.

A webpage list showing company name and form of enterprise, address, business objective, business term, registered capital, name and nationality and current address of chairman.

The purpose of this sub-decree is to privatize forest reserve of which size is 594 hectares, and grant social land concessions to military families living in Srekor Commune and Talat commune, Sesan district, Stung Treng province.

The state land in amount of 1154 hectares from forest cover 2002 in Taing Samrong commune, Phnom Srouch district, Kampong Speu was privatized for social land concession to allocate to former armed forces and their families.

The Royal Government of Cambodia signed a notification No 05 on Grant of economic land concession for investment project under implement framework of directive 02 on strengthening state property management on 13 June 2005. This notification consists of 2 main articles:
Article 1: to implement the directive 02 to grand the economic land concession less than 10, 000 hectares in accordance to Land Law and,
Article 2: to frame the criteria for the competent institution to grant the economic land concession.

The 1288 hectare of state land which was cut out from Bokor Monivong National Park from forest cover 2002 in Techo Aphivat commune, Chhuk district, Kampot province was privatized for social land concession to allocate to former armed forces and their families.

A map showing the location and size of the Agro-Industry Investment of CIV Development Agro Industry in the Sre Char and 2 Thnou communes of Snoul district in Kratie province over 740 hectares of land.

Land in amount of 1418.49 hectares was downsized to grant it for the 82 families who had occupied and used located and to keep as public state land in Tropeang Kea village, Cheung Kor commune, Preynob district, Preah Sihanouk province.

The 2480.373 hectares of land from forest cover 2002 located in 3 areas in Koh Kong province, including Andoung Teuk commune of Botum Sakor district for 691.14 hectares, Trapeang Rung commune of Koh Kong district 1311.873 hectare, Russei Chrum commune of Thmor Bang district for 477.36 hectares for was privatized for social land concession to allocate to former armed forces and their families.

The land from the economic land concession of Pheapimex Group in amount of 4815.67 hectares was privatized for social land concession project to grant the land to former armed forces and their families, and general poor people in Samaki Mean Chey district, Kampong Chhnang province.