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Deal #1851 Version #55853

Tanzania
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2021-02-10
Last full update
2024-06-04

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of community
Chogo,
Mapanda,
Ukami,
Makungu,
Idete,
Uchindile,
Mapanda,
Kiyowela
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected
GRL areas of interest cover 7 villages (Chogo, Mapanda, Ukami, Makungu, Idete, Uchindile and Mapanda) in Kilombero and Mufindi districts.

Consultation of local community

Community consultation
Not consulted

How did the community react?

Community reaction
Mixed reaction
Comment on community reaction
Since then GRL has been operating successfully for more than 20 years however its commitments to the villages have not been fully realised. To date, community members assert there is no permanent employment in their villages as well as poor working conditions, low salaries (below the minimum), and lack of transport to and from work.

Displacement of people

Comment on displacement of people
Some villages in the Green Resources project areas have lost more than 33% of their land – the limit under the 1999 Village Land Act. One village, Uchindile, lost 60% of its land to Green Resources.

Negative impacts for local communities

Negative impacts for local communities
Environmental degradation, Socio-economic
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
The planting of eucalyptus has led to environmental impacts as eucalyptus are not native and have negative effects on the local environment as it induces soil degradation, decline of groundwater level, and decrease of biodiversity.

Promised or received compensation

Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
10 per cent of the revenue from selling carbin credits. Many of the promised compensations have not materialised. The first payment for several residents only occurred in 2011.

Promised benefits for local communities

Promised benefits for local communities
Health, Education, Roads

Materialized benefits for local communities

Materialized benefits for local communities
Education, Roads, Capacity building
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
Construction of community hall, classrooms, maternity ward and renewable energy system at primary school. Training of local women in making soap, detergent and Batiki clothes. GRL also offers free tree seedlings to villagers for them to plant in their personal land parcels.