Embargoed until Tuesday 24 June 14:01 GMT
ABUJA (NIGERIA) / MONROVIA (LIBERIA), 6 May 2014 – On the opening day of a 6-8 May conference in Abuja aimed at attracting private sector agricultural investment in Africa [1], Friends of the Earth International and the Sustainable Development Institute / Friends of the Earth Lib
UK–based company Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) is accused of involvement in the arbitrary arrest and assault of Liberian community members who claim that they were resisting EPO's efforts to take their land.
The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) congratulates the President on her bold step recognising and respecting communities’ customary ownership of their land and their rights to say yes or no to palm oil plantation on their land.
September 25, 2013
SDI CALLS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA, EQUATORIAL PALM OIL TO IMMEDIATELY CEASE LAND SURVEY IN GRAND BASSA DISTRICT #4
Civil society raises concerns on prioritization of land allocation to foreign investors and insufficient public agricultural budget.
August 5, 2013
MONROVIA, LIBERIA
