Deal #8009 | Version 89527 | Version 95473 |
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General info | ||
Size under contract (leased or purchased area) |
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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 βand thatβs nearly 70 percent of the Chiefdomβs 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
thatβs nearly 70 percent of the Chiefdomβs total area | |
Employment | ||
Investor info | ||
Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
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 womenβs advocacy network WORNAPI, released a podcast to highlight the different layers of oppression women face once industrial plantations invade their territories. | |
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Produce info | ||
Water | ||
Gender-related info | ||
Comment on gender-related info | a journalist and the national coordinator of the womenβs 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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Locations | ||
Location #JTb-evHd | ||
Description | Located in Biru Maju, East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
Location #Ll1L72n1 | ||
Comment | Located in Rungau Raya, Seruyan Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
Data sources | ||
Data source #1-mD8s4d | ||
File | ||
Type | Media report | |
Url | ||
Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | The Voices of Women Living around Socfinβs Oil Palm Plantations in Sierra Leone | |
Date | 2022-01-16 | |
Name | WRM | |
Comment on data source | Podcast | |
Contracts | ||
Contract #4QrhHxtX | ||
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 |