Social And Economic Impacts Of Land Concessions On Rural Communities Of Cambodia: Case Study Of Botum Sakor National Park
Land grabbing is a serious issue in Cambodia, where land concessions covered approximately 65 percent of the total arable land in 2013. Because of the 36,000-hectare land concession in the Botum Sakor National Park granted by the Cambodian government to a Chinese company, more than 1,400 primaril...
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press)
2018
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| Summary: | Land grabbing is a serious issue in Cambodia, where land concessions covered
approximately 65 percent of the total arable land in 2013. Because of the
36,000-hectare land concession in the Botum Sakor National Park granted by the
Cambodian government to a Chinese company, more than 1,400 primarily fshing
families have been relocated to new villages built inland, approximately 20 km from
the coast. Using a case study research design, this paper provides a unique glimpse
into the lives of those relocated by assessing their living conditions, livelihoods,
food security, housing and access to basic services approximately four years after
the relocation. The results show that those affected by the land concession are worse
off than they were before the relocation and will likely remain so in the short to
medium term. They have lost their livelihoods, their food and nutrition security have
worsened, and their access to both health services and education is problematic. |
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