Deal #4275

Thailand

Created at

2013-12-17

Last update

2022-05-31

Last full update

2015-09-29

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Limited consultation

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Mixed reaction

Comment on community reaction

"limited consent": when the company "started to look for land ... many villagers sold the land ... But villagers found that the eucalyptus plantations started to affect their rice fields as well. Suwan Kaewchan, a member of the Laem Khao Chan Tambon Administration Organization in Laem Khao Chan village, explained: "When the company came and started planting eucalyptus near the rice fields, the water began to dry up and people found they couldn't grow rice. One by one they began to sell their land and leave" (http://wrm.org.uy/oldsite/bulletin/83/Thailand.html )

Presence of land conflicts

Yes

Comment on presence of land conflicts

Environmental organizations are protesting against the expansion of plantations as they cause ecological problems and the land is needed for agricultural use.

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Violence

Comment on negative impacts for local communities

The monoculture practice of planting eucalyptus and the paper production and discharges affect the lands of the community especially the rice fields