Land concessions responsible for large-scale deforestation in Cambodia

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisAug 26, 2015, 6:37 pm113 pts
Land concessions for large-scale agricultural plantations are stripping off Cambodia’s forest cover, according to a new report by Forest Trends, a U.S.-based environmental protection group. By the end of 2013, 2.6 million hectares – or 14 percent – of Cambodia’s land had been allocated for commercial…

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