Cameroon
Whispers of Injustice: Socfin’s Decade of Legal Battle Echoing in Communities Across Cameroon
22 August 2023
In 2006, Société Camerounaise de Palmeraies (Socapalm), a subsidiary of plantation giant, Socfin, embarked on an ambitious endeavor – the cultivation of palm plantations within Dibombari’s lush rainforest expanse in Cameroon. Yet, beneath the veneer of progress lies a tapestry of troubling…
When the ‘strangers’ came – Chinese rubber giant ‘destroys’ rainforests, indigenous lives in Cameroon
11 July 2023
In southern Cameroon, about 150km from the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bitter story from the colonial era is playing out. Rubber companies are once again destroying rainforests and communities.
Cameroon: Women's land rights remain in limbo
1 May 2023
Whereas Cameroonian law grant men and women equal access to land ownership, unofficial yet prevalent customary laws greatly restrict women’s right to own land.
Cameroon
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Enabling Land Degradation Neutrality and Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Cameroon's Sudano-Sahelian Agro-ecological Zone (PPG)
Value: $49,950.00
Donors: Global Environment Facility
In Cameroon, no one can be deprived of their property unless it is taken in the interest of the public. However, the law does not define what public interest means.
Enough is enough
16 February 2023
Today, I am on board the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise ship, as we confront the fossil fuel company, Shell, for its role in causing climate devastation around the world - while paying nothing for this destruction. It is now a trend almost everywhere in the world, fossil fuel and oil extraction are…
The role of African traditional authorities in land-based investment governance
By examining the landscapes of multiple African countries, we will unearth the myriad experiences of traditional leaders, emphasizing the variances in their legislative authority and the weight of their word. By drawing upon actual case studies, the discourse will underscore potential friction…
