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Greenpeace Africa tasks Cameroonian government to improve accountability in the agricultural sector
In response to news that over 18 billion frs CFA has been mismanaged from the Rice-Corn-Cassava programme, Greenpeace Africa forest Campaigner, Sylvie Djacbou has said: “It is distressful that over…
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Greenpeace Africa expresses shock over Wijma activities in Cameroon
In response to news that controversial Dutch wood processing and trading company Wijma and her subsidiary CAFECO are ceasing timber operations in South West Region of Cameroon, Greenpeace Africa’s Forest Campaigner, Eric Ini said:
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Greenpeace Africa Urges Halcyon Agri to Stop Destroying Livelihood & Biodiversity in Cameroon.
Yaoundé, 24 July 2018- Greenpeace Africa has today published a report explaining how Singaporean based Halycon Agri and her Cameroonian subsidiary- Sudcam operate a sordid rubber plantation business in Cameroon. The report ‘Halcyon Agri’s Ruinous Rubber’ exposed the threats of Sudcam’s operations to the ecosystem and local and indigenous communities in the south of Cameroon.
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Greenpeace Africa responds to PIDMA-Cameroon importing 1000 tons of corn seeds
In response to news that Agriculture Investment and Market Development Project (known by its French acronym- PIDMA) officials are augmenting food supply in Cameroon by importing 1000 tons of hybrid corn seeds from South Africa, Greenpeace’s Forest Campaigner, Sylvie Djacbou said:
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Greenpeace Africa and stakeholders discuss solutions to ailing forest management in Cameroon
Douala, 16 October 2017 - A High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach to forest management has been at the center of discussions between Greenpeace Africa and environmental stakeholders in a working session held on Monday in Douala. The workshop, taking place on board Greenpeace ship, The Esperanza, sought to explore the importance of HCS in forest…
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Dutch court slams Fibois BV for lack of Due Diligence on Cameroon’s Timber
Yaoundé, 03 July 2017- Following a complaint filed by Greenpeace against Dutch timber importer, Fibois BV, for involvement with questionable timber from Cameroon, a Dutch administrative court has upheld a 2016 Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) injunction against Fibois for non-compliance with the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR). Fibois BV was also declared…
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The gaps and omissions in the CCT audit report by Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry brings to light the need for an Independent Forest Monitor
The Cameroon Ministry of Forestry recently published the results of an audit it commissioned of the Cameroonian company Compagnie de Commerce et de Transport (CCT). This audit concluded that the allegations made by Greenpeace Africa concerning illegal activities by some suppliers of timber to CCT were founded, but went further to state that these illegal…
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Let’s stop SGSOC palm oil plantation project
When I arrived in Babensi II village last July, the whole community was desperately expecting Greenpeace and its partners to provide them with answers and solutions to get their land back. For three years now, many of them have been deprived of their farms and crops, taken by SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC) palm oil…
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244 Cameroonian farmers bring SGSOC palm oil plantation to justice
Yaounde, 4 October 2016 - Local communities affected by a large-scale palm oil plantation took their case to the Court of First Instance in Bangem, south-west Cameroon, with the first hearing set for 9 November. Greenpeace Africa, who documented the abuse made by the company for the last seven years, launches a call in support…
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Herakles Farms/SGSOC: The chaotic history of destructive palm oil project in Cameroon
Since 2010, Herakles Farms / SGSOC palm oil plantation in Cameroon's South-West region, multiplied misdeed towards the people living around the concession area. Greenpeace releases a report that builds on the work of several Cameroonian and International NGOs since 2010, and is a reminder of all the misdeeds of this company for the past six…