Deal #5892

Zambia
Created at
2018-01-18
Last update
2022-09-19
Last full update
2022-09-19

Consultation of local community

Community consultation
Limited consultation
Comment on consultation of local community
Consultation occurred in August 2014 and March 2015. Silverlands established a Stakeholder Committee in 2016, with representation from the company, government officials, residents and a civil society organization.[232] Silverlands told Human Rights Watch that the committee had a total of 25 minuted meetings with stakeholders between May 2016 and May 2017

How did the community react?

Community reaction
Consent

Displacement of people

Displacement of people
Yes
Number of households actually displaced
1
Comment on displacement of people
As of February 2017, one family had been resettled. In June 2017, after several years of seeking alternative land to resettle residents living on the farm, the company’s board decided that the residents would not be resettled, a livelihood restoration plan for residents would be adopted, residents are able to stay on the farm.