Deal #1851 Version 55858 Version 93158
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • 92500.0 ha
  • [2018] 14176.0 ha
  • [2020, current] 61291.0 ha
  • 92500 ha
  • [2018] 14176 ha
  • [2020, current] 61291 ha
Size in operation (production)
  • 7900.0 ha
  • [2018, current] 15500.0 ha
  • 7900 ha
  • [2018, current] 15500 ha
Comment on land area
In various stages of acquistion- starting from 1996, 170000 are targeted, 7900 are planted. Out of the 62,000ha 24,000ha is plantable.
In various stages of acquistion- starting from 1996, 170000 are targeted, 7900 are planted. Out of the 62,000ha 24,000ha is plantable. Another source indicates size on contract is 60,000ha and total plantable area is 20,000ha.
Intention of investment
  • [2020, current] Timber plantation for wood and fiber, Forest logging / management for wood and fiber, For carbon sequestration/REDD (61291.0 ha)
  • [2020, current] Timber plantation for wood and fiber, Forest logging / management for wood and fiber, For carbon sequestration/REDD (61291 ha)
Carbon offset project
Yes
Comment on carbon offset project
The company aims at mitigating climate change by reducing greenhouse gases through the afforestation programme. GRL will mainly operate on the voluntary carbon market under the VCS standard.
Carbon sequestration/offsetting
  • [2008, current] Reforestation & afforestation ( 60000 ha)
    Estimated emission reduction/removal during project lifetime: 753975 tCO2e
    Estimated annual emission reduction/removal: 25000 tCO2e
    Certification standard: Yes
    Name of certification standard/mechanism: Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
    ID of certification standard/mechanism: VCS142
    Comment on certification standard / mechanism: VCS certification

Data source #2UILpGhl

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Comment on data source
Chachage, "LAND ACQUISITION AND ACCUMULATION IN TANZANIA, THE CASE OF MOROGORO, IRINGA AND PWANI REGIONS"
Chachage, "LAND ACQUISITION AND ACCUMULATION IN TANZANIA, THE CASE OF MOROGORO, IRINGA AND PWANI REGIONS" URL link no longer works-http://www.commercialpressuresonland.org/sites/default/files/110406_Land_Acquisition_Tanzania.pdf

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Tor A. Benjaminsen, Ian Bryceson, Faustin Maganga, Tonje Refseth, "Conservation and Land Grabbing in Tanzania"
Tor A. Benjaminsen, Ian Bryceson, Faustin Maganga, Tonje Refseth, "Conservation and Land Grabbing in Tanzania" URL link no longer works-http://www.future-agricultures.org/papers-and-presentations/doc_download/1297-conservation-and-land-grabbing-in-tanzania

Data source #2Fexk_7v

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Sao Hill Plantation Information
Sao Hill Plantation Information Url link no longer available: http://www.saohill.com/

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http://greenresources.no/Plantations.aspx
Url lin no longer available: http://greenresources.no/Plantations.aspx

Data source #gPWRyW68

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URL link no longer works-http://www.greenresources.no/contactus/tanzania.aspx

Data source #85x04SHf

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Foreign investment in Tanzania by Locher and Sulle (LDPI working paper 31)
Foreign investment in Tanzania by Locher and Sulle (LDPI working paper 31) URL link no longer works-http://www.plaas.org.za/sites/default/files/publications-pdf/LDPI31Locher%26Sulle.pdf

Data source #tC5wWvP3

Comment on data source
“Investors are good, if they follow the rules” – power relations and local perceptions in the case of two European forestry companies in Tanzania M. Locher and U. Müller-Böker
“Investors are good, if they follow the rules” – power relations and local perceptions in the case of two European forestry companies in Tanzania M. Locher and U. Müller-Böker

Data source #OoNh7HnH

Comment on data source
TRENDS IN FOREST OWNERSHIP, FOREST RESOURCES TENURE AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS: ARE THEY CONTRIBUTING TO BETTER FOREST MANAGEMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION? CASE STUDY FROM THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
TRENDS IN FOREST OWNERSHIP, FOREST RESOURCES TENURE AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS: ARE THEY CONTRIBUTING TO BETTER FOREST MANAGEMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION? CASE STUDY FROM THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Data source #lbvqC31X

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Reforestation in grassland areas of Uchindile, Kilombero, Tanzania & Mapanda, Mufindi, Tanzania
Reforestation in grassland areas of Uchindile, Kilombero, Tanzania & Mapanda, Mufindi, Tanzania URL link no longer works-http://www.greenresources.no/Portals/0/Carbon/FINAL_uchindile%20mapanda%20forest%20projects%20ccba%20pdd%2024%2002%2009.pdf

Data source #O_AY495t

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Green Resources Sustainability Report 2018
Green Resources Sustainability Report 2018 URL link no longer works-http://greenresources.no/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/GR-Sustainability-Report-2018.pdf

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Data source #I8zhI5ww

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African Peoples Tribunal to Dismantle Power of industrial Plantation Corporations, Building People Power Tanzania report.
African Peoples Tribunal to Dismantle Power of industrial Plantation Corporations, Building People Power Tanzania report. URL link no longer works-https://africanpeoplestribunal.org/resources/documents/

Data source #JVRiHwFx

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Type
Other
Keep PDF not public
Yes
Publication title
Barkeley Spreadsheet
Comment on data source
Carbon offset information

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Type
Company sources
Url
Keep PDF not public
No
Publication title
Project description
Date
2009
Organisation
Verra Standards for a sustainable future