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Land grabs and deforestation in Cambodia
30th July 2015
This BBC article, Alarm over 'timber grab' from Cambodia's protected forests, highlights a worrying report by campaign group Forest Trends about the scale of forests being cleared for timber in the developing economy, Cambodia. The article reports that governance of the forests in Cambodia has broken down - a clear sign of the problems that arise when effective property rights are missing.
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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