{"id":418,"date":"2016-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/uncategorized\/418\/herakles-farms-sgsoc-the-chaotic-history-of-destructive-palm-oil-project-in-cameroon\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T08:23:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:23:26","slug":"herakles-farms-sgsoc-the-chaotic-history-of-destructive-palm-oil-project-in-cameroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/publications\/418\/herakles-farms-sgsoc-the-chaotic-history-of-destructive-palm-oil-project-in-cameroon\/","title":{"rendered":"Herakles Farms\/SGSOC: The chaotic history of destructive palm oil project in Cameroon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"leader\">\n\tSince 2010, Herakles Farms \/ SGSOC palm oil plantation in Cameroon&#8217;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 years (breaches of Cameroonian and international law, land-grabbing, illegal clearing and sale of timber, corruption).\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SGSOC obtained a three years provisional land lease in November 2013 through a Presidential Decree, for a concession of about 20 000 hectares, located among several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/7512d792-7512d792-en-briefer-herakles-farms-sgsoc-chaotic-history_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protected areas and biodiversity hotspots<\/a>. A coalition of several NGOs, including Greenpeace, is now campaigning to empower the people impacted by the plantation whose appeals haven&#8217;t been heard by decision makers, and to make sure that this company&#8217;s lease is neither extended nor renewed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to US diplomatic cables that were made public through a Freedom of information act request, you will also read some interesting info about the role of the US embassy in Yaounde in putting pressure on high-level Cameroonian politicians (up to President Biya himself), and promoting this company despite possessing information about several corruption allegations. Oakland Institute released a few days ago a briefer dedicated to these cables, available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oaklandinstitute.org\/us-bullies-cameroon-herakles\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n\tSince 2010, Herakles Farms \/ SGSOC palm oil plantation in Cameroon&#8217;s South-West region, multiplied misdeed towards the people living around the concession area. 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