Deal #8009 Version 89527 Version 95473
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [2005, current] 14300 ha
  • [2005] 14300 ha
  • [2011, current] 18000 ha
Comment on land area
RSPO NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED NEW PLANTING in 2013 august stated that there is about 1,512.70 ha remaining area
RSPO NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED NEW PLANTING in 2013 august stated that there is about 1,512.70 ha remaining area. in 2011, Socfin signed a 50-year land lease agreement with the government of Sierra Leone and the local Chiefdom authority, which handed more than 18,000 hectares of land over to the company –and that’s nearly 70 percent of the Chiefdom’s total area.
Carbon offset project
No
Comment on nature of the deal
Socfin signed a 50-year land lease agreement with the government of Sierra Leone and the local Chiefdom authority that’s nearly 70 percent of the Chiefdom’s total area
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Comment on presence of land conflicts
Oil palm plantation company Socfin has meant violence and oppression for affected communities in several African countries
Negative impacts for local communities
Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Eviction, Displacement
Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Eviction, Displacement, Violence
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
Pollution of river water. The crops of the people in the village was destroyed when the company started using bulldozers. Community members who did not accept the offer of the company was still evicted. There are conflicts in areas where they have already planted with palm oil that is still being claimed by the community. The head of the village has been accused of harvesting in his own land and was arrested without proper procedure.
Pollution of river water. The crops of the people in the village was destroyed when the company started using bulldozers. Community members who did not accept the offer of the company was still evicted. There are conflicts in areas where they have already planted with palm oil that is still being claimed by the community. The head of the village has been accused of harvesting in his own land and was arrested without proper procedure. Since the company's arrival, communities, and women in particular, have faced violent incidents, criminalization and harassment. Strong resistance also emerged, mostly led by women. A resistance speaking with one united voice: lands must be returned to the traditional care-taker
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
a journalist and the national coordinator of the women’s advocacy network WORNAPI, released a podcast to highlight the different layers of oppression women face once industrial plantations invade their territories.
Comment on gender-related info
a journalist and the national coordinator of the women’s advocacy network WORNAPI, released a podcast to highlight the different layers of oppression women face once industrial plantations invade their territories. Since the company's arrival, communities, and women in particular, have faced violent incidents, criminalization and harassment. Strong resistance also emerged, mostly led by women. A resistance speaking with one united voice: lands must be returned to the traditional care-taker

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Description
Located in Biru Maju, East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Comment
Located in Rungau Raya, Seruyan Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

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File
Type
Media report
Url
Keep PDF not public
No
Publication title
The Voices of Women Living around Socfin’s Oil Palm Plantations in Sierra Leone
Date
2022-01-16
Name
WRM
Comment on data source
Podcast

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Date
2011
Expiration date
2061
Duration of the agreement
50 years
Comment on contract
in 2011, Socfin signed a 50-year land lease agreement with the government of Sierra Leone and the local Chiefdom authority