Deal history comparison #3156

Previous version (130840)

Selected version (130849)

Location (no changes)

Location #1

Spatial accuracy level
Administrative region
Location
Kachung, Uganda

Target country
Uganda
Comment on location
Kachung Central Forest Reserves

Location #1

Spatial accuracy level
Administrative region
Location
Kachung, Uganda

Target country
Uganda
Comment on location
Kachung Central Forest Reserves
General info (changed)

Land area

Intended size (in ha)
3,199
Size under contract (leased or purchased area, in ha)
[2007] 2669
[2011] 3199
Size in operation (production, in ha)
[2008] 596
[2013] 2016
Comment on land area
2,050 ha are plantable with 546 ha set aside for conservation and 73 ha for infrastructure. Another report states 2099ha plantable. Oakland Institute report states that total hectares investor has in Uganda is 11864ha between #3020 and #3156. Further expansion of 530ha in 2011.

Intention of investment

Intention of the investment
Timber plantation (for wood and fibre), For carbon sequestration/REDD

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Lease

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
[2007] Concluded (Contract signed)
Comment on negotiation status
The 660 ha Kachung Forest is managed by the Norwegian Afforestation Group (U), which was acquired in 2007 by Green Resources. One report states that the company acquired the land in 1999.

Implementation status

Implementation status
In operation (production)

Contract farming

Contract farming
No

Land area

Intended size (in ha)
3,199
Size under contract (leased or purchased area, in ha)
[2007] 2669
[2011] 3199
Size in operation (production, in ha)
[2008] 596
[2013] 2016
Comment on land area
2,050 ha are plantable with 546 ha set aside for conservation and 73 ha for infrastructure. Another report states 2099ha plantable. Oakland Institute report states that total hectares investor has in Uganda is 11864ha between #3020 and #3156. Further expansion of 530ha in 2011.

Intention of investment

Intention of the investment
Timber plantation (for wood and fibre), For carbon sequestration/REDD

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Lease

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
[2007] Concluded (Contract signed)
Comment on negotiation status
The 660 ha Kachung Forest is managed by the Norwegian Afforestation Group (U), which was acquired in 2007 by Green Resources. One report states that the company acquired the land in 1999, while another states that the company acquired rights to plant in 1996.

Implementation status

Implementation status
In operation (production)

Contract farming

Contract farming
No
Contracts (no changes)

Contract #1

Duration of the agreement (in years)
50

Contract #1

Duration of the agreement (in years)
50
Employment (no changes)

Number of domestic jobs created

Jobs created (domestic)
Yes
Current number of jobs (domestic)
[2012] 264
Comment on jobs created (domestic)
A minority of those employed by the company are skilled workers earning incomes of $41.70– $46.90 per month. The majority are unskilled laborers earning around $26.70 per month. Employees state that salary payments are late and they are forced to buy safety equipment for themselves.

Number of domestic jobs created

Jobs created (domestic)
Yes
Current number of jobs (domestic)
[2012] 264
Comment on jobs created (domestic)
A minority of those employed by the company are skilled workers earning incomes of $41.70– $46.90 per month. The majority are unskilled laborers earning around $26.70 per month. Employees state that salary payments are late and they are forced to buy safety equipment for themselves.
Investor info (no changes)

Operating company

Operating company
Norwegian Afforestation Group Uganda (#37529)
Name of investment project
Katchung Forest
Comment on investment chain
Managed by the Norwegian Afforestation Group (U), which was acquired in 2007 by Green Resources

Operating company

Operating company
Norwegian Afforestation Group Uganda (#37529)
Name of investment project
Katchung Forest
Comment on investment chain
Managed by the Norwegian Afforestation Group (U), which was acquired in 2007 by Green Resources
Data sources (changed)

Data source #1

Data source type
Company sources
URL
http://www.greenresources.no/Plantations/Uganda/Kachung.aspx
File
Date
2014-01-07

Data source #2

Data source type
Research Paper / Policy Report
URL
http://www.oaklandinstitute.org/sites/oaklandinstitute.org/files/Report_DarkerSideofGreen_hirez.pdf
File
Comment on data source
The Oakland Institute- The Darker Side of Green: Plantation Forestry and Carbon Violence in Uganda, November 2014

Data source #1

Data source type
Company sources
URL
http://www.greenresources.no/Plantations/Uganda/Kachung.aspx
File
Date
2014-01-07

Data source #2

Data source type
Research Paper / Policy Report
URL
http://www.oaklandinstitute.org/sites/oaklandinstitute.org/files/Report_DarkerSideofGreen_hirez.pdf
File
Comment on data source
The Oakland Institute- The Darker Side of Green: Plantation Forestry and Carbon Violence in Uganda, November 2014

Data source #3

Data source type
Company sources
URL
http://www.greenresources.no/News/tabid/93/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/68/Dark-Green-GR-CEO-responds-to-report-The-Darker-Side-of-Green-12112104.aspx
File
Date
2014-11-12
Comment on data source
Company website- News: Dark Green? GR CEO responds to report "The Darker Side of Green"
Local communities / indigenous peoples (changed)

Consultation of local community

Community consultation
Not consulted
Comment on consultation of local community
Community members are not sure what is community land and what is company land. Members state they attend meetings when called upon but are not listened to.

How did the community react?

Community reaction
Rejection
Comment on community reaction
Many of those evicted, as well as those seeking to use land now licensed to Green Resources, report being subjected to physical violence at the hands of the police.

Displacement of people

Comment on displacement of people
8,000 villagers face profound disruptions to their livelihoods, including many experiencing forced evictions between #3020 and #3156. Communities also suffer from the corporate pollution of land and waterways by agrochemicals used in forestry plantations, resulting in crop losses and livestock deaths. There are four villages that remain located within the license area, and at least 12 adjacent to the land licensed to the company. Cows are confiscated if they graze on community land.

Promised benefits for local communities

Promised benefits for local communities
Health
Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...)
Capacity Building
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
Green Resources engages in some community development activities, however these are largely disconnected from local villagers’ needs and aspirations.

Consultation of local community

Community consultation
Not consulted
Comment on consultation of local community
Community members are not sure what is community land and what is company land. Members state they attend meetings when called upon but are not listened to.

How did the community react?

Community reaction
Rejection
Comment on community reaction
One report states that many of those evicted, as well as those seeking to use land now licensed to Green Resources, report being subjected to physical violence at the hands of the police.

Displacement of people

Comment on displacement of people
One report states that 8,000 villagers face profound disruptions to their livelihoods, including many experiencing forced evictions between #3020 and #3156. The CEO of Green Resources responded stating that: No person has been evicted, by force or any other means. Communities also suffer from the corporate pollution of land and waterways by agrochemicals used in forestry plantations, resulting in crop losses and livestock deaths. There are four villages that remain located within the license area, and at least 12 adjacent to the land licensed to the company. Cows are confiscated if they graze on community land.

Promised benefits for local communities

Promised benefits for local communities
Health
Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...)
Capacity Building
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
Green Resources engages in some community development activities, however these are largely disconnected from local villagers’ needs and aspirations.
Former use (no changes)

Former land owner (not by constitution)

Former land owner
State

Former land use

Former land use
Forestry
Comment on former land use
Villagers had access to grow food, graze animals, and engage in cultural practices.

Former land cover

Former land cover
Forest land
Comment on former land cover
Kachung Central Forest Reserves

Former land owner (not by constitution)

Former land owner
State

Former land use

Former land use
Forestry
Comment on former land use
Villagers had access to grow food, graze animals, and engage in cultural practices.

Former land cover

Former land cover
Forest land
Comment on former land cover
Kachung Central Forest Reserves
Produce info (no changes)

Detailed crop, animal and mineral information

Crops area
Eucalyptus, Pine

Use of produce

Has domestic use
Yes
Has export
Yes

In country processing of produce

In country processing of produce
Yes
Comment on in country processing of produce
Timber

Detailed crop, animal and mineral information

Crops area
Eucalyptus, Pine

Use of produce

Has domestic use
Yes
Has export
Yes

In country processing of produce

In country processing of produce
Yes
Comment on in country processing of produce
Timber
Water (no changes)
Gender-related info (no changes)
Guidelines & Principles (no changes)
Overall Comment (no changes)