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New oil palm land grabs exposed: Asian palm oil companies run into trouble in...
1 November 2012–Indonesia’s largest palm oil company, Sinar Mas, ran into trouble recently when communities in Liberia complained[1] about a 33,000 hectare operation being developed on their lands by...
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BREAKING NEWS: Land grabs and human rights violations exposed in Liberia...
Note: Liberian NGOs are calling for comprehensive agricultural reform in the face of human rights abuses committed by agribusiness giant Sime Darby, which produces 6 % of the world’s crude palm oil....
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Video: Environmental crime: In pursuit of the palm oil industry in Liberia
Source: Basta! and Les Amis de la Terre (France) Palm oil is massively imported into Europe, to be used for food and biofuels. A new refinery might be established in Port la Nouvelle (Aude – South of...
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Sinar Mas firm to invest $1.6 billion in Liberian palm oil
By Mariel Grazella, March 26 2013. Source: The Jakarta Post Sinar Mas Group says it will invest US$1.6 billion in the Liberian palm oil business to expand operations overseas. Franky Oesman Widjaja,...
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European investments assist land grabs for palm oil in Liberia
June 14, 2013. Source: Friends of the Earth International BRUSSELS/MONROVIA – European banks, pension funds and private equity funds have given financial assistance worth more than €450 million to...
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By Silas Kpanan’Ayoung Siakor and Jacinta Fay, May 7, 2014. Source: Sustainable Development Institute/Friends of the Earth On 6-8 May 2014 agribusiness corporations are courting African governments at...
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