Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) partnersed with with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation to convene a workshop in Douala, Cameroon. The workshop included representatives from the Malaysian multinational firm, Sime Darby; the Liberian Government’s Land Commission; the Sustainable Development Institute ? Liberia (SDI); and Green Advocates. Participants of the meeting studied cases of palm oil expansion in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to develop guidelines on Free Prior and Informed Consent, customary rights and land acquisition in Africa