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15 Aug 2024
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Stop SOCAPALM’s replanting operations! WRM | 13 Aug 2024

The Informal Alliance against Industrial Oil Palm Plantations calls on Socapalm to immediately stop replanting oil palm plantations in the vicinity of the houses and graves of the communities living in Apouh à Ngog, Cameroon

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Rio Tinto, BHP, Qantas invest $53 million in new nature-based carbon credit fund ESG Today | 12 Aug 2024

Silva Capital invests in agricultural land to develop large-scale carbon sequestration projects by reforesting cleared areas, while ensuring the land remains productive for farming.

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Elaia expands into South America with the majority acquisition of Ecosac, Peru’s second-largest grape exporter Elaia | 12 Aug 2024

Elaia, the agricultural platform of Atitlan, acquires Ecosac, a Peruvian company specializing in grape and canned pepper production with 2,500 hectares currently under production and another 2,500 in reserve.

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Laundering carbon—The Gulf’s ‘new scramble for Africa’ International Viewpoint | 12 Aug 2024

The Gulf’s dispossession of African land for carbon offset projects is key to its efforts to delay, obfuscate and obstruct addressing climate change in meaningful ways.

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Indonesia palm oil lobby pushes 1 million hectares of new Sulawesi plantations Mongabay | 08 Aug 2024

A state-owned palm oil company and an industry association have begun early work to push a vast new plantation strategy in Sulawesi, one of Indonesia’s largest islands. The proposal includes aspirations for production of a form of environmentally friendly fertilizer hope that it will enable producers to apply for climate finance incentives, despite the deforestation implied in the plan.

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Chief Minister engages Malen stakeholders, pledges to renegotiate Socfin agreement Calabash Newspaper | 07 Aug 2024

In a major move towards resolving long-standing tensions in Malen Chiefdom, Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr. Moinina David Sengeh, convened a dialogue on 4 August 2024 where he assured the community of the Government’s commitment to renegotiate the contract with Socfin Agricultural Company.

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National Strategic Food and Energy Development Project in Merauke potentially violates human rights and worsens the ecological crisis Pusaka & LBH | 30 Jul 2024

Since 2010, the unpleasant experience, pain and suffering from the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate program have not ceased and have continued to pile up

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Company to invest over Sh117 billion in Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project County Times | 25 Jul 2024

Selu Africa Limited, which is at the final stages of acquiring a lease, will put in an initial 80 million US Dollars to open up 20,000 acres of land for irrigation over a three-year period

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Kenya: Unmasking new company running multi-billion Galana Kulalu Food Project | 02 Jun 2023

Selu is a Special Purpose Vehicle that involves Campos, a farm management company overseeing over 600,000 acres of farmland in Latin America, and AgCo, a US-based precision agri-tech company.

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Cameroun : Les femmes d’Apouh à Ngog en guerre contre la Socapalm Environnementales | 14 aout 2024

Les femmes riveraines de l’agroindustrie de production d’huile de palme Socapalm entendent exprimer leur colère contre les opérations de replantation de palmiers à huile menées par la Socapalm

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Mamy Rakotondrainibe, membre du collectif TANY et intervenante aux Rencontres d’automne : « Le marché carbone accroît les accaparements de terre à Madagascar » CADTM | 13 aout 2024

L’opacité des informations sur les accaparements de terre par différents acteurs perdure et la restriction de l’espace de liberté d’expression s’aggrave à Madagascar.

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Stop aux opérations de replantation par la SOCAPALM ! WRM | 13 aout 2024

L'Alliance informelle contre les plantations industrielles de palmiers à huile demande instamment à la Socapalm d'arrêter immédiatement les opérations de replantation de palmiers à huile aux abords des maisons et sur les tombes des communautés riveraines d’Apouh à Ngog, au Cameroun

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Le groupe Bolloré mis à l’index par le fonds norvégien pour ses pratiques non éthiques au Cameroun novethic | 12 aout 2024

Après enquête sur le terrain, le conseil éthique du fonds souverain norvégien a recommandé d’exclure le groupe Bolloré de ses investissements pour les graves violations des droits humains constatées dans les plantations d’huile de palme au Cameroun.

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Bolloré bafoue les droits humains en Afrique, selon l’un de ses actionnaires Reporterre | 07 aout 2024

Le puissant Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global donne deux ans au groupe français Bolloré pour améliorer le sort des travailleurs de la Société camerounaise des palmeraies, sa filiale indirecte.

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Socfin épinglée par une enquête sur des dénonciations d’accaparement des terres et de harcèlement sexuel au Cameroun Mongabay | 25 jui 2024

Les conclusions de l’enquête publiées le 30 mai 2024 par le cabinet de conseil en environnement Earthworm Foundation confirment des allégations de violations des droits humains dans les plantations de la Safacam, une entité de la holding Socfin,

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Les accords de compensation carbone et les risques liés à « l’accaparement vert » IISD | 15 mai 2024

Les gouvernements doivent veiller à ce que les projets de compensation carbone sur les terres respectent les droits d'accès et de propriété des peuples autochtones et des communautés locales.

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Colombia: Wilson Arias denunció que menonitas están acaparando tierras fértiles en el Meta Infobae | 12 ago 2024

Segun el senador, extranjeros menonitas han creado un “complot empresarial” para acaparar tierras productivas en el departamento del Meta. Como resultado una basta deforestación desplaza a comunidades ancestrales de 38.000 ha. Proyecto de ley quiere limitar el control de la tierra por extranjeros para garantizar la soberania alimentaria del país.

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Others

Brasil: Agropalma avança para entrar no mercado de carbono Portal Tailândia | 10 Aug 2024

Agropalma em parceria com Biofílica anunciam projeto de REDD+, certificado pela Verra, envolvendo mais de 50 mil hectares no Pará. Mais de13 mil ha são sobre florestas nativas para evitar o desmatamento e outra parte de plantio industrial de palma sobre áreas já desmatadas, como pastagens. Segundo as empresas, seriam sequestrados mais de 6 ton. de CO2 equivalente por hectare de palma.

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Brasil: Diretoria da Aprosoja/MS se reúne para as deliberações mensais, em Campo Grande Enfoque MS | 05 Aug 2024

Empresa marroquina Tourba expôs para a Aprosoja/MS sobre agricultura de carbono e como os créditos de carbono gerados pelos produtores rurais significam uma margem de lucro adicional de 10 a 20% para a soja. Segundo o Presidente da Aprosoja/MS, os produtores de soja precisam estar no mercado de carbono para acessar os créditos verdes.

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