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Cameroun : Des pleurs et des colères dans le Moungo
- Journal Intégration
- 06 November 2022
Des riverains crient au secours face à l’appétence foncière des entreprises installées sur leur patrimoine.
After rubber firm deal, Bunong fear broken promises, uncertain land tenure
- CamboJa News
- 04 November 2022
For more than a decade, some Bunong villagers have been trying to reclaim and gain legal recognition for their customary land that have been acquired by Luxembourg-based Socfin Group’s subsidiaries since 2007. Some details of the settlement were released this September, in a joint statement issued by the firms and community representatives who negotiated on behalf of 210 families in five villages.
Agri Resources Group veut installer la finance durable pour le développement
- Journal de l'Economie
- 22 October 2022
En juillet 2022, Agri Resources Group, filiale de Monaco Resources Group, a signé une concession de 50 000 ha pour l’agroforesterie dans un parc naturel au Bénin
Liberia: 22 communities sue Salala Rubber Corp., Liberian Gov’t
- Daily Observer
- 20 October 2022
Residents of 22 indigenous Kpelle communities, dispossessed of their customary land, cultural sites, and livelihoods, have filed a groundbreaking legal action against the Salala Rubber Corporation (Socfin group) and the Liberian government.
Combat pour la terre
- Synaparcam
- 13 August 2022
Vidéo produite par la Synaparcam sur les injustices de la Socapalm, filiale du groupe Socfin/Bolloré
New laws of the land: Sierra Leone reshapes environmental battleground
- NYT
- 09 August 2022
The West African nation will let communities veto mining, farming and industrial projects. Activists say the legislation is a progressive landmark. At least one investor calls it unworkable.
Backlash for Human Rights Defenders after petition against the certification of SOCFIN in Sierra Leone
- Green Scenery
- 30 May 2022
Open Letter to the RSPO Board of Governors, RSPO Secretariat, Investigation and Monitoring Unit, Human Rights Working Group
MALOA’s petition objecting to the RSPO certification of SOCFIN is not unfounded
- Green Scenery
- 24 May 2022
The dismissal of a petition signed by 1,475 community members objecting to the certification of Socfin Agricultural Company by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil is an attempt to silence and criminalize opposition to the operation of SOCFIN in Sierra Leone
CSO calls on govt. to intervene in Malen, Socfin land dispute
- Concord Times
- 24 May 2022
Land for Life Initiative, a civil society organization that advocates land rights, has issued a press statement calling on government to intervene and settle the land dispute between members of the Malen Affected Land Owners Association (MALOA) and Socfin Agricultural Company (SAC).
Discussing the Malen situation
- Land for Life
- 18 May 2022
Press Statement on the disagreement between members of the Malen Affected Land Owners Association (MALOA) and Socfin Agricultural Company (SAC) in relation to the RSPO Certification, the counter-report of the Pujehun District Multi-stakeholder Platform (DMSP) and the position of Land for Life Consortium
Belgian plantation group Socfin sees profits explode
- De Tijd
- 04 May 2022
Last year, the Belgian Hubert Fabri's plantation group Socfin saw its turnover rise sharply to more than 800 million euro. The profit even climbed to 80 million.
Le groupe belge de plantations Socfin voit ses bénéfices exploser
- De Tijd
- 04 May 2022
Le groupe de plantations Socfin du Belge Hubert Fabri a vu son chiffre d'affaires augmenter fortement pour atteindre plus de 800 millions d'euros l'année dernière. Le bénéfice a même grimpé à 80 millions.