Archive for the ‘Ratanakiri’ Category
O Chum district
March 17, 2010 District_O ChumO’Chum district is located just to the north of the provincial capital, Ban Lung. The territory is still quite preserved, even if in the last few years land grabbing and illegal land sales have increased. O’Chum is predominantly inhabited by Kreung and Tampuan people. The district has a long tradition of involvement in Natural Resources [...]
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Bor Keo District
March 17, 2010 District_Bor KeoBorkeo district is located between the provincial capital, Ban Lung, and O Yadav district. It is home of mainly Tampuan people. Its productive soils and its accessibility from the main roads, has meant that Borkeo has been a target for gross exploitation with many negative impacts natural resources. The district is targeted by land grabbing, [...]
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Lumphat district
March 17, 2010 District_LumphatLumphat district is located to the south of the provincial capital, Ban Lung and extends down toward the Srepok River. Lumphat has a mix of ethnics groups, including Tampuan, Brao and Lao. One part of the district became a national protected area, less subject to land grabbing, but the process has been not negotiated with [...]
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O Yadav district
March 17, 2010 District_O YadavO Yadav district borders Vietnam and is predominantly inhabited by Jarai people.. The border between Cambodia and Vietnam, as many other colonial borders, didn’t take into consideration the Jarai people distribution and has divided their community into separated nationalities. Despite that, and not without difficulties, Jarai maintain family, clan and cultural links across the border. [...]
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