The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private sector arm, has just issued a strongly worded report which formally closes its efforts to…
We are deeply concerned by the forced evictions of the 6,000-7,000 Sengwer indigenous people and other communities in Embobut Forest in the Cherangany Hills (Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya). For many…
Source: MongabayNearly 150 homes were reportedly destroyed in the latest incident in a long-standing conflict between indigenous Batin Sembilan residents and former Wilmar unit PT Asiatic Persada.
This is the concluding chapter of 'Conflict or Consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads'.This chapter looks at the conclusions and recommendations to be made from the studies within this…
This is the sixteeth chapter of 'Conflict or Consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads'.To read this chapter click hereTo view the document as a whole please click here.
This is the fifthteenth chapter of 'Conflict or Consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads'.On 17th September 2009, SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon PLC (SGSOC) signed a contract with the Cameroonian…
This is the fourteenth chapter of 'Conflict or Consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads'.IntroductionAn increasing trend in large-scale land acquisitions has been observed globally since about…
The Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) concession agreement was concluded on 16th August 2010 and provides a lease for 220,000 ha of land to GVL in Liberia's southern counties. Community grievances…
This is the twelth chapter of 'Conflict or Consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads'.Introduction:Sime Darby’s oil palm and rubber concession in Grand Cape Mount county in northwest Liberia has…
This is the eleventh chapter of 'Conflict or Consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads'.This paper results from a short diagnostic survey, undertaken jointly by the Indigenous Peoples Foundation…
