Phnom Penh (Prensa Latina)
Cambodia annulled licenses to four private firms whose concession of
40,000 hectares threatens Prey Lang, one of the richest national
forests.
A letter from the Council of Ministers to the
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry and Mining, in charge of managing
the forests and the natural resources, bans felling in several
provinces through contracts to several firms and just Aphiwat Kaosou Co
Ltd, a rubber producer, appears as contractor.
The media hints the name on the contract may be showcase to help a
large foreign company circumvent the legal 10,000 hectare limit for
legal economic purposes.
In addition, the annulled tender is in
the middle of a unique forest of perennial green leaves considered the
largest valley in South East Asia with special protection, and the fake
tender will sure be subject of a legal battle.
The destruction
of some 360,000 h in the woods has been contested by some 350,000
residents, the majority from the Kuy minority, who live on other fruits
and inhabit four provinces.
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