Deal #4717 | Version 93534 | Version 95299 |
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Size under contract (leased or purchased area) |
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Size in operation (production) |
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Comment on land area | 9500ha in Pangani, 3000 ha intented in Handeni but ulimately only 500ha was obtained. Hectares requested in Mkinga- however it appears as if the negotiations failed. Out of the 9500ha at Pangani- 6,000 ha is plantable, with 2,500 ha set aside for conservation and 1,000 ha for research and other uses.
TF started acquiring an area of around 7500 hectares in six villages in Pangani, mainly village reserve bush land. | 9500ha in Pangani, 3000 ha intented in Handeni but ulimately only 500ha was obtained. Hectares requested in Mkinga- however it appears as if the negotiations failed. Tanga Forest Ltd planted more than 500 ha in 2008, 1,340 ha in 2009. βIn 2008, 536ha of new forest were established, including the first planting in the Handeni regionβ (originally from the company's website, page no longer exists, found in data source #1) |
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Comment on intention of investment | Timber production, TF is also involved in the coordination of all REDD related interventions such as the FCPF National Carbon | Timber production, TF is also involved in the coordination of all REDD related interventions such as the FCPF National Carbon. Out of the 9500ha at Pangani- 6,000 ha is plantable, with 2,500 ha set aside for conservation and 1,000 ha for research and other uses. |
Carbon offset project | No | Yes |
Comment on negotiation status | Pangani and Handeni, whereas negotiation for Mkinga failed.
In 2005, Tanga was established Forest Ltd (TF) as a subsidiary with the aim of expanding its plantations to Pangani and other districts in Tanga region | Pangani and Handeni, whereas negotiation for Mkinga failed. In 2005, Tanga was established Forest Ltd (TF) as a subsidiary with the aim of expanding its plantations to Pangani and other districts in Tanga region |
Comment on implementation status | It established a nursery and teak and eucalyptus plantations.
Pangani failed in 2012, status of Handeni unknown, likely it has also failed and land is being handed back to the community. In July 2012, GRAS closed down its subsidiary TF. The reasons given were the weak performance of the planted seedlings due to unsuitable soil and changing weather conditions as well as conflicts around land issues. | Failed and land is being handed back to the community. In July 2012, GRAS closed down its subsidiary TF. The reasons given were the weak performance of the planted seedlings due to unsuitable soil and changing weather conditions as well as conflicts around land issues. |
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Investor info | ||
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Comment on investment chain | In July 2012, GRAS closed down its subsidiary TF. The reasons given were the weak performance of the planted seedlings
due to unsuitable soil and changing weather conditions as well as conflicts around land issues.The Norwegian company, Green Resources SA (GRAS)
has been running large tree plantations in Iringa region since
the 1990s | In 2008, the intercompany balance between Green Resources AS and its subsidiary, Tanga Forest Company Ltd, was NOK 4.6 million, compared to NOK 2.1 million in 2007. In July 2012, GRAS closed down its subsidiary TF. The reasons given were the weak performance of the planted seedlings due to unsuitable soil and changing weather conditions as well as conflicts around land issues. |
Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
Comment on presence of land conflicts | There were conflicts around land issues (personal communication by Locher with former Plantation Operations Manager
in 2013).
Land is in the process of being handed back to the community in 2013 | There were conflicts around land issues (personal communication by Locher with former Plantation Operations Manager
in 2013). Land is in the process of being handed back to the community in 2013 |
Comment on promised benefits for local communities | Community infrastructure-It was also agreed to start construction of a
dispensary and a community hall, which is now under way. | Community infrastructure-It was also agreed to start construction of a dispensary and a community hall, which is now under way. |
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities | Dispensary, village office, water tank,etc.
Building roads and bridges-In the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, the
company has built and maintains over100km of village and district roads. Forest roads within the plantations, which are often used by villagers, are also regularly maintained. In Tanga, a 10km road between Langoni and Gendagenda was graded and maintained.
Education-Tanga company has assisted in building a teachersβ staff house and renovating a classroom at Langoni primary school.
Health care-During 2008, TFL facilitated the construction of a village and
healthcare office in Langoni, Tanga, Tanzania. TFL has also agreed to construct a dispensary in Mtango.
In Bukaleba, Uganda, medicalequipment including thermometers, blood pressure readers and stethoscopes were distributed to four local health centres and the district hospital.
An HIV/ AIDS awareness programme for workers and their families was
agreed on and is being implemented
Communuty infrastructure-It was also agreed to start construction of a
dispensary and a community hall, which is now under way. | Dispensary, village office, water tank,etc. Building roads and bridges-In the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, the
company has built and maintains over100km of village and district roads. Forest roads within the plantations, which are often used by villagers, are also regularly maintained. In Tanga, a 10km road between Langoni and Gendagenda was graded and maintained. Education-Tanga company has assisted in building a teachersβ staff house and renovating a classroom at Langoni primary school.
Health care-During 2008, TFL facilitated the construction of a village and healthcare office in Langoni, Tanga, Tanzania. TFL has also agreed to construct a dispensary in Mtango. In Bukaleba, Uganda, medicalequipment including thermometers, blood pressure readers and stethoscopes were distributed to four local health centres and the district hospital. An HIV/ AIDS awareness programme for workers and their families was agreed on and is being implemented. Communuty infrastructure-It was also agreed to start construction of a dispensary and a community hall, which is now under way. |
Former use | ||
Produce info | ||
Comment on crops | Tanga Forest Ltd planted more than 500 ha in 2008 | |
Water | ||
Gender-related info | ||
Overall comment | ||
Overall comment | Green Resources AG owns other plantations in Tanzania, see #1851
In July 2012, Green Resources closed down Tanga Forest due to poor tree performance, ecological reasons and probably also due to the conflicts around the land deals
There is no current information n this deal | The Norwegian company, Green Resources SA (GRAS) has been running large tree plantations in Iringa region since the 1990s. Green Resources AG owns other plantations in Tanzania, see #1851 |
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Data sources | ||
Data source #cDVXG0uo | ||
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Name | Martina Locher & Emmanuel Sulle | |
Organisation | Plaas | |
Comment on data source | Land Deal Politics Initiative- Martina Locher & Emmanuel Sulle
Link not Found | Land Deal Politics Initiative- Martina Locher & Emmanuel Sulle
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Data source #eZ8IvO1c | ||
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Type | Company sources | |
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Keep PDF not public | No | |
Comment on data source | File and URl link could not be found. | |
Data source #RW-eewgu | ||
Organisation | Green Resources | |
Comment on data source | Green Resource
URL link could not be found | |
Data source #hB4ecXjS | ||
Date | 2014 | 2014-12 |
Name | Martina Locher & Ulrike MΓΌller-BΓΆker | |
Organisation | University of Zurich | |
Comment on data source | Martina Locher & Ulrike MΓΌller-BΓΆker
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