Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil must halt Liberian palm oil company’s abuses
In the forests of southeastern Liberia, fear is resounding over what the future may hold. For more than a decade, communities in Sinoe county have struggled against palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL), which has razed more than 1,000 hectares of rainforest, destroyed sacred sites, and violated local land rights.
GVL’s abuses were affirmed by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the industry certification body, and by the High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA), a multistakeholder initiative aimed at protecting forests. Following years of community resistance and a formal complaint, the RSPO issued a stop-work order for GVL to halt plantation expansion.
However, the RSPO announced it was lifting the moratorium this past June, raising concerns over the fate of globally significant forests and the communities that live there.
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Author’s summary: GVL abuses must be halted by RSPO.
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