Battle over mangrove sees SEZ trump NGO
A special economic zone developer will be allowed to continue bulldozing a mangrove forest in Preah Sihanouk province’s Teuk Thla commune, the provincial governor said on 10 May. Civil society groups had persuaded the provincial Fisheries Administration to ask the governor to protect the ecosystem, which is important for fish breeding. But the governor said the Bin Hai Special Economic Zone, currently under construction by tycoon Hean Kheang, has a legitimate land title and the area is no longer state property.
