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Article

17 Jun 2014

Author:
New Dawn (Liberia)

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil visits Liberia

...[T]he Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil [RSPO], [was] recently [in Liberia]...to discuss Golden Veroleum operations...[with affected communities]...[R]esidents told...RSPO that at the beginning of GVL operations...there was a clear lack of communication...and...the company made mistakes [which it]..has since corrected...The citizens...stressed that GVL has...[built] roads and bridges and...[implemented]...medical policy in which no community member in...need is turned away. The citizens...mention[ed] that they wish to have preference for employment in their areas, which GVL had previously agreed to....In Tarjuowon citizens...praised GVL for its standardized Free Prior Informed Consent process... “...GVL...didn’t just come in and start operating, they took the time to explain to us the positive and negative impacts of...large-scale agriculture... said Johnny Brown, Kulu Paramount Chief....RSPO spokesman, Ravin Krishnan [said]...“We want to make sure that we hear from communities themselves on what our members are doing and not just [receive] written documents...[”]...