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Deal #3005 Version #58185
Sierra Leone
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2019-11-25
Last full update
2021-03-25
Recognition status of community land tenure
Recognition status of community land tenure
Indigenous Peoples traditional or customary rights recognized by government
Consultation of local community
Comment on consultation of local community
Some reports state free prior and informed consent, others state not consulted.
Displacement of people
Number of people actually displaced
32 174
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Displacement
Promised or received compensation
Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
Local people claim to have been assured that five percent of profits from the plantation will be paid to landowners
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Health, Education, Financial support
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
the company announced the creation of 3,000 to 5,000 jobs; The SLA director claims that 5 % of its profits (which he estimates could eventually amount to USD 10 to 40 million) will go directly into the Bureh Masseh Chiefdom Fund. Local people claim to have been assured that five percent of profits from the plantation will be paid to landowners, and that they had also been promised schools, health centers, wells and scholarships for schoolchildren. Yet, without an agreement with the government, an ESHIA, or any government oversight, there are no guarantees that the company will fulfill any of its promises.
Materialized benefits for local communities
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
the company announced the creation of 3,000 to 5,000 jobs; The SLA director claims that 5 % of its profits (which he estimates could eventually amount to USD 10 to 40 million) will go directly into the Bureh Masseh Chiefdom Fund. Local people claim to have been assured that five percent of profits from the plantation will be paid to landowners, and that they had also been promised schools, health centers, wells and scholarships for schoolchildren. Yet, without an agreement with the government, an ESHIA, or any government oversight, there are no guarantees that the company will fulfill any of its promises. It is not clear whether these benefits have materialized or to what extent.