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Deal #3156 Version #88096
Uganda
Created at
2013-02-25
Last update
2022-09-08
Last full update
2022-09-08
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
One report states that 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. Another report confirms that villagers have been jailed and beaten.
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Comment on displacement of people
One report states that 8,000 villagers face profound disruptions to their livelihoods, including many experiencing forced evictions between #3020 and #3156. Another report states that thousands of people in 14 villages lost their land when the pines were planted (around 3000). The CEO of Green Resources responded stating that: No person has been evicted, by force or any other means. 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.
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Displacement
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Health, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...), Capacity building
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
The investor is put under pressure to provide benefits for local communities " take adequate measures which lead to livelihood improvements for residents" (Nov 2015).
Materialized benefits for local communities
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
Green Resources engages in some community development activities, however these are largely disconnected from local villagers’ needs and aspirations. Other sources state that no benefits have been documented.