PNG court revokes two 99 year land titles awarded to Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) of Malaysia following complaints of land grabbing by customary landowners in Collingwood Bay, Oro province.
From May 26th-28th Liberian communities impacted by palm oil came together to share their experiences and discuss their hopes for the future.
Equatorial Palm Oil Ltd risks closure as member of Grand Bassa County legislative caucus lobbies to ensure that the operations of the company be halted due to allegations of land grabs.
The people of Collingwood Bay have won back their land from Malaysian oil palm company KLK after a hard fought battle in which they received support from many groups and individuals both in PNG and overseas.
Interview with Silas Siakor about how the determined people of the Jogbahn Clan, together with the pressure of national and international organisations, are trying to stop a UK palm oil company from grabbing their lands.
- Radio Mundo Real
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14 May 2014
Liberia's Jogbahn Clan and other communities are resisting the corporate takeover of their land and they are winning. All over Africa people are sending a clear message to their governments; stop selling Africa to corporations.
In Liberia, the Jogbahn Clan have been fighting against a palm oil company grabbing their land.
Four case studies document widespread abuses by Cargill palm oil supplier Kuala Lumpur Kepong
BFM speaks to Natalie Ashworth, the senior campainger at Global Witness about the recent allegations of UK’s Equatorial Palm Oil accused of human rights abuses in Liberia.
Investigations by a coalition of international and Liberian NGOs reveal allegations that EPO security personnel and members of the elite Liberian Police Support Unit assaulted and arrested unarmed civilians
- Global Witness
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20 December 2013
The RSPO complaint by Liberian communities extends to Equatorial Palm Oil’s new majority shareholder Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd of Malaysia
Malaysia's third-largest listed plantation company, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd, said it had agreed to a $21.3 million cash acquisition to gain a foothold in the palm oil sector in Liberia.
