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Deal #8723 Version #83985

Gabon

Created at

2021-05-17

Last update

2021-05-17

Last full update

2024-10-30

Land area

Intended size

727 000 ha

Size under contract (leased or purchased area)

[current] 727000.0 ha

Comment on land area

Size taken from paper by Danielle Legault. Company states 731,000ha.

Intention of investment

[current] Food crops, Livestock, Non-food agricultural commodities, Forest logging / management for wood and fiber, For carbon sequestration/REDD, Conservation, Other

Comment on intention of investment

212,000ha agricultural and conservation savannah land, 200,000ha sustainable forestry, 70,000ha co-managed community forests and agricultural land, 234,000ha conservation arc covering rainforest, coastal, estuarine, mountain and savannah eco-systems, 14,000ha urban municipal and infrastructure development.

Nature of the deal

Lease

Negotiation status

[2007, current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Comment on negotiation status

Year based on information in Mail & Guardian

Implementation status

[current] Startup phase (no production)

Comment on implementation status

Sugar trial planted