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

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

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