Figure 1
Dual trend dominating Cambodia’s forests – Large-scale deforestation for economic ends and establishment of protected areas for conservation purposes. The areas of the ELCs are colored according to the countries of the concessionary companies: Blue is Cambodia, dark green Vietnamese, red Chinese, yellow Malay, purple Thai, grey Korean, orange Singapore and black is ‘other’. The areas of ‘Natural protected area’ are lighter green and those of ‘Biodiversity Conservation Corridor’ are the lightest green, having been integrated into the Protected Area system since 2023. Own map. Source: Google earth satellite image of forest cover in Cambodia 2024, Cambodia’s concessions in 2024 from LICADHO, Natural Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation Corridors in 2019 from Open Development Cambodia (ODC).
Figure 2
Indigenous Dispossession in Bu Sra Commune in Mondulkiri Province: Bunong communities are confined to leftovers only (satellite image, darkest green) from Economic Land Concessions (various colors) and Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary (light green). The areas of the ELCs are colored according to the countries of the concessionary companies: Blue is Cambodia, dark green Vietnamese, red Chinese, yellow Malay, black is European. The areas of ‘Natural protected area’ are lighter green and those of ‘Biodiversity Conservation Corridor’ are the lightest green, having been integrated into the Protected Area system since 2023. Own map. Source: Google earth satellite image of forest cover in Cambodia 2024, Cambodia’s concessions in 2024 from LICADHO, Natural Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation Corridors in 2019 from Open Development Cambodia (ODC).