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Deal #1571 Version #54258
Mozambique
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2020-11-30
Last full update
2024-05-15
Recognition status of community land tenure
Recognition status of community land tenure
Community traditional or customary rights recognized by government
Consultation of local community
Comment on consultation of local community
Some community members report being pressured into signing.
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Rejection
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Comment on presence of land conflicts
armed threats from suspicious people, and communications from Portucel announcing agreements with communities that had been reached in bad faith. cemetery mapping without support from the community.
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Environmental degradation, Cultural loss
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
armed threats from suspicious people, and communications from Portucel announcing agreements with communities that had been reached in bad faith. cemetery mapping without support from the community. Dams built mean community rivers run dry.
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Capacity building
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
The company met with civil society in 2015 to discuss the community development program. In September 2015, the company signed an agreement for the establishment of an advisory committee which creates a platform where civil society, the company and the community can hold discussions. Promised technical training.
Materialized benefits for local communities
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
By late 2019, Portucel had invested more than $6 million in its Social Development Programme