Land and resource conflicts in India have deep implications for the well-being of the country’s people, institutions, investments, and long-term development. These conflicts reveal deep structural flaws in the country’s social, agrarian, and institutional structures, including ambiguities in property rights regimes and institutions. In 2014, a study focusing primarily on reports in the national media reflected the gravity of these conflicts.

India’s ambitious development agenda involves facilitating investment for economic growth, infrastructure development, and social progress. Yet, thousands of investment projects have been stalled to date, raising red flags for the health of the country’s financial regulatory systems, public sector banks, and investment community. While official reasons given for stalled projects remain opaque, deep contestation leading to conflict on public (and private) lands must be better understood as a substantive risk to investments.

In May 2010, the Cambodian Government approved a circular on "resolution of temporary settlement on land which has been illegally occupied in the capital, municipal, and urban areas" (Circular 03). The aim of this report is to highlight some of the issues arising from Circular 03 as a policy document, and draw attention to the opportunities and risks arising from its implementation.

Reclassifying 749 hectares as state private land in Andong Meas district of Ratanakiri province for rubber plantation investment.

Cutting 4.0884 ha of land in Chan village of Puy commune in O Chum district of Ratanak Kiri province ELC of CRD company; Donating 3.8113 ha to 05 families; Reserving 0.2771 ha for physical infrastructure development; and Granting ownership to 05 private land parcels.

Cutting 4,418.46 ha of land in Dei Kroham village of Anlong Reap commune, and Cheuteal Chrum and Pchek Chrum villages of Promouy commune in Veal Veng district of Pursat province: 4,107.67 ha from Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, and 310.79 ha from ELC of MDS Import; Reclassifying 2,977.49 ha as state private land for donating to 835 families; Reserving 1,440.97 ha for population growth and physical infrastructure development; and Granting ownership to 1,909 private land parcels, 1 pagoda land and 106 public land parcel.

Cutting 1,091.8231 ha in Ket village of Nharng commune in Andoung Meas district of Ratanak Kiri province: 405.6210 ha from ELC of Hoang Anh Oyadav, 225.7958 ha from ELC of DM Group, and 460.4062 ha from ELC of 7 Makara Phary; Donating 820.9471 ha to 162 families; Reserving 270.8760 ha for population growth and physical infrastructure development; and Granting ownership to 331 private land parcels.

Reclassifying 1,900 hectares as state private land in Malek and Nhang communes of Andong Meas district of Ratanakiri province for rubber plantation investment.

Cutting 633.9770 ha of land in Bor Nhuk village of Samki commune in O Chum district of Ratanak Kiri province ELC of CRD company; Donating 563.5452 ha to 151 [149] families; Reserving 70.4318 ha for population growth and physical infrastructure development; and Grating ownership to 206 private land parcels.

Cutting 2,238.80 ha of land in Choim village of Tar Sal commune in Aoral district of Kampong Speu province: 2,089.83 ha from Phnom Aoral Wildlife Sanctuary, and 148.97 ha from ELC of Great Field company; Reclassifying 1,887.39 ha as state private land for donating to 578 families; and Reserving 351.41 ha as state public land.

Cutting 292.7919 ha in Karnorng village of Tarlao commune in Andoung Meas district of Ratanak Kiri province from ELC of Hoang Anh Oyadav; Donating 228.2264 ha to 71 families; and Reserving 64.5655 ha as state public land.

Located in Chay Lork village, O'som commune, Veal Veng distric, Pursat province, land size of 4,674 hectares was converted into state private property used for the investment of economic land concessions in Stung Atay hydropower project. Annex of the map on geographic locations and coordination system No.0456 on 06 March 2012 of Pursat Provincial Hall are attached with this sub-decree.