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Palm Oil Plantation in Cameroon: An Opportunity to Stop “The Wrong Project in the Wrong Place”

10182016_Plantation_de_palmiers_à_huile_au_Cameroun YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — In anticipation of a crucial decision to be made by the Government of Cameroon on the renewal of a land lease for a controversial oil palm project, EIA releases today a video that shows how the large-scale project has negatively impacted the lives of thousands of community members, threatened biodiversity hotspots, […]

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Plantation de palmiers à huile au Cameroun : une opportunité pour mettre fin « au mauvais projet au mauvais endroit »

YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROUN – En prévision de la décision cruciale que va prendre le Gouvernement du Cameroun concernant le renouvellement du bail foncier d’un projet controversé de plantation de palmiers à huile, EIA rend publique aujourd’hui une vidéo qui montre les impacts négatifs du projet sur la vie de milliers de membres des communautés locales, la […]

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The Wrong Project in the Wrong Place

  This EIA short documentary film presents interviews with members of local communities in the Southwest region of Cameroon about the negative impacts felt by a controversial oil palm project. The project, owned by Sithe Global Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC), has not only dispossessed community members of their land, but also threatened biodiversity hotspots and […]

A man looks upset or disgusted as he stands on top of a fallen tree holding a machete
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SGSOC: Le Mauvais Projet au Mauvais Endroit

  Ce court documentaire préparé par EIA présente des entretiens avec les membres des communautés locales de la région sud-ouest du Cameroun, concernant les impacts négatifs d’un projet controversé de plantation de palmiers à huile. Le projet, mené par Sithe Global Sustainable Oil Cameroon (SGSOC), a non seulement dépossédé les membres des communautés locales de […]

A man looks upset or disgusted as he stands on top of a fallen tree holding a machete
Video

SGSOC: The Wrong Project in the Wrong Place

  This EIA short documentary film presents interviews with members of local communities in the Southwest region of Cameroon about the negative impacts due to a controversial oil palm project. The project, owned by Sithe Global Sustainable Oil Cameroon (SGSOC), has not only dispossessed community members of their land, but also threatened biodiversity hotspots and […]

<p>Illegal logging in the Russian Far East is of particular concern because the forests are home to the last 450 wild Siberian tigers. The Lumber Liquidators case was investigated jointly by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by the Department of Justice under the name “Operation Oakenshield.”</p>
Press Release

Historic Agreement Reached on Global Deal to Cut HFCs, Super Pollutant Greenhouse Gases

Kigali, Rwanda – Parties to the Montreal Protocol are expected to adopt an historic global agreement mandating controls on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) consumption and production after eight years of protracted negotiations. The agreement, expected to be approved within hours, will avoid more than 70 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent HFC emissions. The Kigali amendment will cap and […]