Government Defends Land Concessions By Van Rozuy THE CAMBODIA DAILY Responding to questions over a nearly 190-square4an concession for rubber and other crops in Ratanakkir’s Virachey National ‘Environment bulk of which in 2006 was opened Feb 1 granted casino and mining ‘operator Try Pheap two 70year leas: es covering 18,855 hectares in the parks Taveng distict. bodia can allow development and investment in such an area as re- quested by the Environment Min- istry aficr consultations with the rele- ‘vant ministries and local authorities and local. communities in accar- general of the Environment Min- ‘stry’s nature conservation depart: ment inan email, “However, he sid in his eznal that the ministry is do seeking to open up a 50,000-hectare area to be used economic development ‘zone in the northeastofthe country. ‘The email offers scant details on the zone, such as whether it has been approved or its exact loca- tion, though it would be located in Continued on page 14 Land... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the Dragon's Tail area of Cambo- dia, where Lao, Vietnam and Cam- bodian borders meet. “As for the Dragon's tail [the ministy]..asked for an investment project of a special economiic devel ‘opment:zone for three countries— Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos that consists of about 50,000 hectares of and,” the email said. “The area is designated as sustainable multise area according to the Law on Na- ture Protection Areas for the pur pose of economic development along the Cambodian-Vietnamese der conservation area between Vietnam’s Chu Mom Rai conserva tion area and Laos’ Ampham con- servation area to allow for wildlife al forestland will remain undevel- oped. As for the 50,000 hectares, however, it remains unclear what the land will be used for or whether it would be classified as a Special Economic Zone. The 333,000+hec- tare Asean Heritagelisted national park is considered a key regional conservation area. Not only does it contain a crucial watershed sup- porting the Mekong river, itis also home to globally es spe ies of primate and Tisiccast Vuhesaecea a state at the ministry of environ- ment, said there was nothing illegal with the government's plans, and referred questions back to Mr Sam- ith’s department. “It is not against the law when the government ap- provesit,” he said. Asenior official at Council for the of Cambodia said he ‘had not seen an application for an SEZ of that size. He spoke on con- ition of anonymity, as he was not authorized to speak to the media. ‘Most SEZs range in the size of 100 hectares or more. Keo Chanthan, a representative of Try Pheap Import and Export, said the company planned to bull doze 100 km of land to construct a Lim Heng, deputy director gen- eral of An Mady Group, said the wil divide the area in two, with a5- km space to allow wildlife to pass. “We will have a master plan and environmental impact assessment; we do everything in compliance with the law,” he said. 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