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Article

10 Aug 2017

Author:
Khy Sovuthy, Khmer Times

Cambodia: Giant rubber company gives back land to villagers

"Rubber giant to give back land," 27 July 2017

A Vietnamese rubber giant...has agreed to cede mountain areas, streams and burial grounds deemed to have spiritual significance to villagers.

The company Hoang Anh Gia Lai came to the agreement following a dispute resolution process with representatives of 11 villages....

Village representatives...warned the issue of compensation for the remainder of the land is yet to be settled.

Deputy Ratanakkiri provincial governor Nhem Sam Oeun said officials had been working hard to find a solution for those involved in the dispute.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai...came under fire in 2013 when London-based NGO Global Witness published a report accusing the company of illegal logging outside of its concessionary areas and holding at least 47,000 hectares of land concessions, almost five times the legal limit.