Cutting 1,124.65 ha in O village of Robeap commune in Roveang district of Preah Vihear province: 1,041.75 ha from 2002 Forest Cover, and 82.90 ha from ELC of Kim Chea Toun Group Co., Ltd; Reclassifying 1,086.07 ha as state private land for donating to 331 families; and Reserving 38.58 ha for…
Cutting 93.78 ha in Tros village of Tros communes in Romeas Hek district of Svay Reang province from ELC of An Mady; Reclassifying 80 ha as state private land for donating to 76 families; Reserving 13.78 ha as state public land; and Granting ownership to 76 private land parcels.
Cutting 5,692 ha of land in Sroyang Chheung village of Sroyang commune in Kulen district of Preah Vihear province: 2,117.50 ha from Forest Concession of TPP, 1,400 ha from ELC of Emminent Elite (Cambodia), 342 ha from ELC of FP Malaysia (Cambodia) Plantation Co., Ltd, and 1,832.50 ha from SLC…
Cutting 234.64 ha in Chombok Paem village of Raksmey commune in Roveang district of Preah Vihear province: 14.75 ha from 2002 Forest Cover, and 219.89 ha from ELC of Kim Chea Toun Group Co., Ltd; Reclassifying unspecified size of land as state private land for donating to 37 families; and…
Cutting 374 ha of land in Trapaeng Thlok village of Sdaov commune in Sangkum Thmey district of Preah Vihear province: 361.64 ha from ELC of TPP, and 12.36 ha from ELC of Ample Focus (Cambodia); Reclassifying 339.18 ha as state private land for donating to 181 families; and Reserving 34.82 ha for…
Wood energy is vital to the livelihoods of rural communities in the Mekong region, where over five times more fuelwood than timber is extracted for daily use. However, the energy needs of the community are commonly not factored into the establishment of market-oriented enterprises, which can…
Building on a very successful previous strategic phase, the new RECOFTC Strategic Plan (2013-2018) has an increased focus on clearer strategic outcomes in RECOFTC’s four thematic areas: Securing Community Forestry; Enhancing Livelihoods and Markets; People, Forests and Climate Change; and…
Cutting 1,776.27 ha of land in Phteuk Chrum village of Kantourt commune in Svay Leu district of Siem Reap province: 868.04 ha from ELC of BVB, 859.76 ha from ELC of Serey Mony, and 48.47 ha from 2002 Forest Cover; Reclassifying 1,590.31 ha as state private land for granting donation of ownership…
Hydropower development: a defining issue
There are few other places in the world, perhaps none, with such intensive dams development as the Mekong Basin.
The major tensions in the Mekong revolve around dams and other infrastructure development and the shift from economies based on…
The agri food system across the globe is fast restructuring. While smallholder farmers remain to be a major stakeholder, situation changes from where “the farm producing what the household consumes and consumes what the farm produce” to “the farm sourcing inputs outside the farms and producing…
The 2123.99 hectares of state land in Som Aoung village, Meanrith commune, Sandan district, Kampong Thom province was privatized for social land concession to allocate to landless and land-poor people.
Infrastructure plays a crucial role in
supporting Cambodia's growth and development. Improving
access to efficient and affordable water, electricity,
transport, and telecommunications services has a major
impact on the…