As seen on AllAfrica Heritage (Monrovia)- The Government of Liberia (GoL) through the National Investment Commission (NIC) has admitted errors in some concession agreements it signed…
As seen on AllAfrica Greenpeace International (Amsterdam)- A US-owned company is clearing natural forest in the southwest of Cameroon to establish a large-scale palm oil plantation”…
PRESS INFORMATION FROM THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL PAPER NETWORK (EEPN) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday 6 November 2012 Warning to Financiers – Don't Fund Forest Destruction…
As seen on IISD 5 November 2012: The 12th Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Dialogue on Forests” Governance and Climate Change considered the theme “Scaling-Up…
1 November 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New oil palm land grabs exposed: Asian palm oil companies run into trouble in Africa Indonesia’s largest palm…
As seen on Forest Peoples Programme A formal letter of complaint has been filed with the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by the…
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Smallholder women farmers around the Yaounde city centre farm on urban wastewater sites. Only two percent of women own land in Cameroon. Credit: Monde Kingsley…
FPP Full E-Newsletter available: English” Spanish” French” and Bahasa Indonesia Dear Friends” Building a global consensus on how to make the world a better place is hard work. That…
For immediate release: Tuesday 9 October 2012 African timber exporting countries failing to meet access to information commitments Lack of transparency threatens groundbreaking…
As seen on allAfrica.com Local farmers across the country are blaming government's policies that allocated large-scale industrial mining” logging and agriculture concessions for climate change…
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As seen on France 24 By Jean-Marie LeMaire and Sarah Sakho Watch the video Because its tropical climate is very favorable to the cultivation of…
Special Report by the Financial Times The rush for growing land for palm oil has affected African villagers in nations including Liberia and Ghana. (Financial…
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Southeast Asia has released its new publications for July and August 2012. These publications aim to share the latest information…
Como se ve en ABC de Sevilla Del tráfico de caucho marfileño a la exportación de carbón somalí” los bosques africanos se enfrentan a un…
Global Witness has released its latest publication” the Executive Summary of its 2011 Annual Transparency Report. The report assesses 20 indicators on key aspects of…
By Carey L. Biron Friday” September 7″ 2012 Because Cameroon is a major new palm-oil producer” many worry that what happens with the Herakles deal…
Front Page Africa: Fire on the Mountain: Sinoe County Citizens and Legislative Caucus at logger-head
As seen on Front Page Africa Written by Mae Azango The citizens have taken upon themselves to come to Monrovia and address the issue through…
As seen on AllAfrica.com Tension is brewing in the Eastern Region over the business tactics of Golden Veroleum” a company that made an investment of…
(To see the full list of RRI impacts and activities from April to June” click here) Dear Colleagues and Friends” For those concerned with…