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Deal #261 Version #86066
Lao PDR
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2022-03-17
Last full update
2022-03-17
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of community
Nadee village in Vientiane province
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected
Most Nadee villagers lost some or all their land to the rubber plantation without compensation.
The company was granted a 3000 ha concession of “state land” by a local military institution (in Vientiane province) and planted rubber on 800 ha of Nadee Village’s land. However, their project was eventually cancelled when Nadee villagers used their veteran connections with the military to lodge a grievance with the central government, which revealed that the company’s project illegally overlapped with a National Protected Area (NPA).
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Not consulted
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Rejection
Comment on community reaction
As this project covers many areas. Nadee village is one of community who rejected this project.
The company initially provided villagers with the option to work as wage labourers, but most villagers refused to work for a company that had taken their farmland.
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Comment on presence of land conflicts
At first, the Thai-Hua Lao Rubber Company had been granted a land concession in That and Vangmon-Neua villages (670 ha), including the permission to develop 100 ha/year and technically it would need 7 years to clear the land. However, after two years, 672 ha had been cleared already. The investor´s activities were not in compliance with the contract that had signed with the government. However, the case was not seriously solved and showing that there was no closely monitored from authority [FDI in Laos 2009].
After the National Park Council suspended the partnership contract between the Army Academy and LTR, leading to the cancellation of the 3000 ha project. However, the company was permitted to continue using land already planted with rubber, including 800 ha within Nadee village.
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Environmental degradation
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
The company tried to propose to access Clean Development or REDD+ with its rubber plantations. "This proposal triggered a lively debate among various stakeholders (public, private, NGOs, and development projects) whether rubber companies, often singled out as responsible for massive deforestation, could also benefit from Clean Development or REDD+ mechanisms for their perceived role in increasing carbon sequestration. "
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
District officials, PPA (Provincial People Assembly) officials, National Park Council, Ministry of National Defense.