Palm oil: RSPO grievance mechanism still failing Indigenous peoples
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has incorporated consent into its criteria, yet Indigenous peoples still find it hard to pursue complaints
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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has incorporated consent into its criteria, yet Indigenous peoples still find it hard to pursue complaints
A new report released by the Liberian and Dutch affiliates of Friends of the Earth accuses a palm oil producer operating in a remote part of Liberia of mistreating workers and rural villagers inside its concession area. It also says French and Dutch development banks have continued to provide the company with substantial financing despite […]
Episode one of our new podcast series Palm Oil Frontiers visits Malen Chiefdom in Sierra Leone Episode one of our new podcast series Palm Oil Frontiers visits Malen Chiefdom in Sierra Leone
Episode one of our new podcast series Palm Oil Frontiers visits Malen Chiefdom in Sierra Leone Episode one of our new podcast series Palm Oil Frontiers visits Malen Chiefdom in Sierra Leone
Some community members accuse Socfin of land-grabbing and pollution. We visited the company’s plantation in Malen to find out what’s happening beneath the palm fronds.