Deal #2376

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of community

Licole,

Lipende,

Cazizi,

Ussumane,

Bandeze,

Maniamba,

Mapudje,

Miala,

Chiulica,

Lipapa,

Luambala,

Matauale

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Limited consultation

Comment on consultation of local community

Consultations with local communities were not carried out in a way as to ensure their effective participation.

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Rejection

Comment on community reaction

Resistance to the project included setting fire to plantations and allowing cattle in to eat the saplings. In April 2012, people in Sanga District cut down 12 hectares of new trees, and 12 people were arrested.

Presence of land conflicts

Yes

Comment on presence of land conflicts

Agreements made with village chiefs on lands to be used by the companies have not been respected.

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Other

Comment on negative impacts for local communities

negative impact ranges from loss of access to land and water by local community, destruction of ecosystems to loss of biodiversity and impacts on soils.

Materialized benefits for local communities

Education

Comment on materialized benefits for local communities

Ussumane community claim to have built 2 schools with the money from Chikweti.