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Deal #3020 Version #58296

Uganda
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2017-05-18
Last full update
2024-06-17

Consultation of local community

Community consultation
Not consulted
Comment on consultation of local community
Community members are not sure what is community land and what is company land. Members state they attend meetings when called upon but are not listened to.

How did the community react?

Community reaction
Rejection
Comment on community reaction
Many of those evicted, as well as those seeking to use land now licensed to Green Resources, report being subjected to physical violence at the hands of the police. The President offered to give the communities 500ha back, but this has never happened.

Displacement of people

Comment on displacement of people
8,000 villagers face profound disruptions to their livelihoods, including many experiencing forced evictions between #3020 and #3156. Communities also suffer from the corporate pollution of land and waterways by agrochemicals used in forestry plantations, resulting in crop losses and livestock deaths. There are four villages that remain located within the license area, and at least 12 adjacent to the land licensed to the company. Cows are confiscated if they graze on community land.

Promised benefits for local communities

Promised benefits for local communities
Health, Education, Capacity building, Other
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
Green Resources engages in some community development activities, however these are largely disconnected from local villagers’ needs and aspirations. BFC distributes seedlings to community members for own planting. Potable water.