In May 2011, the Ministry of Forestry put into effect a two - year moratorium on the designation of new forest concessions in primary natural forests and peatlands. (globalforestwatch.org)
The May 2000 ADB Forest Concession Review characterised the crisis situation in Cambodia's forest as ``... total system failure; resulting from greed, corruption, incompetence and illegal acts...» However, according to the ADB so many people, companies, institutions and countries were responsible for the fiasco that no one should be made accountable. (globalwitness.org)
The probability of being deforested was found to be lower within forest concessions or industrial timber plantations than in other locations outside concessions. (sciencedaily.com)