Large-scale forestry and tree plant

Large-scale forestry and tree plantation concessions in the Mekong region have been
established in different historical periods, and in very different political contexts. In many
cases, forest land concessions have been associated with land-use and livelihood conflicts
with surrounding communities. Conflicts are typically based upon a local loss of access to
customary resources, and are thus founded upon divergences between customary and statutory
resource tenure systems.