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8 Apr 2015

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Forest People's Programme

Forest People's Programme's assessment of Golden Veroleum and Golden Agri-Resource’s Liberian palm oil projects

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 'Hollow promises: An FPIC assessment of Golden Veroleum and Golden Agri-Resource’s palm oil project in south-eastern Liberia', 1 Apr 2015: This review [which] is the result of several years of fieldwork by the Forest Peoples Programme and civil society partners in Liberia…is the first step of a…project that examines putting into practice in Liberia the FAO Technical Guide entitled ‘Respecting free, prior and informed consent, Practical guidance for governments, companies, NGOs, indigenous peoples and local communities in relation to land acquisition’…Although this review concerns Golden Veroleum and golden Agri-Resources in particular, it is hoped that as well as being a constructive contribution to resolving issues in contention in that context, the practical experiences presented…will give practical and scalable lessons that private sector, government, civil society and community actors can use to ensure compliance with legal and voluntary FPIC obligations in particular, and respecting customary land rights generally.