"Land concessions" refers to granting special rights or privileges to individuals or companies to use or develop a specific area of land, usually for a specific purpose such as agriculture, mining, or infrastructure projects.
Sentences with «land concessions»
Information revealed through the investigative efforts of Ouch and his colleagues at the Cambodia Human Rights Task Force contributed to a national moratorium on new land concessions in forest areas. (theguardian.com)
But a 2001 law that authorized economic land concessions, ostensibly to aid development, has allowed the government to seize farmers» properties and issue long - term leases to foreign investors. (takepart.com)
In 2014, the government canceled 23 land concessions on 220,000 acres. (fastcompany.com)