Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Farmer-in-Cameroon-27MZIFJJ6DCW6.htmlConceptually similarFarmer in CameroonGP0STQ661Completed★★★★Farmer in CameroonGP0STQ65ZCompleted★★★★★★SGSOC Oil Palm Plantation in CameroonGP0STQ65YCompleted★★★★Recent Forest Clearing in CameroonGP0STQ65QCompleted★★★★SGSOC Oil Palm Plantations in CameroonGP0STQ668Completed★★★★SGSOC Palm Oil Plantations in CameroonGP0STQ65FCompleted★★★★SGSOC Palm Oil Plantations in CameroonGP0STQ65KCompleted★★★★★★SGSOC Oil Palm Plantations in CameroonGP0STQ65RCompleted★★★★SGSOC Oil Palm Plantations in CameroonGP0STQ65UCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQ666Farmer in CameroonAdolf Ngbe Ebong is a 62 year-old retired policeman, whose farm in Babensi II has been seized by SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC). He shows here a log cleared by SGSOC.He is part of a collective complaint that has been filed on 27 September 2016 in the First court of Instance in Bangem against SGSOC for trespass to land. 13 farmers of Babensi II and 231 farmers from Nguti filed this complaint – their hearing will start on 9 November. “One day, I came to my farm and I found that they had bulldozed everything. I knew I was going to develop this place to earn my living and when I die, my children would remain there, but today, I have no place. We are all crying here, and we don’t know how we can be rescued”, he said.Locations:Africa-CameroonDate:10 Jul, 2016Credit:© Maureen Grisot / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3264px X 2448pxKeywords:Day-Deforestation-Farmers-Forests (campaign title)-Herakles Farms-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Men-One person-Outdoors-Palm oil (product)-Portraits-SGSOC (Sithe Global Sustainable Oils Cameroon)-Trees-Tropical rainforests-VictimsShoot:Farmers Bring SGSOC Oil Palm Plantation to Justice in CameroonSG Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC) settled in south-west Cameroon in 2009 (they were owned by US based company Herakles Farms until early 2015). They illegally occupied National Lands, and began clearing forest and implanting palm nurseries prior to completing a social-environmental impact assessment, in violation of Cameroonian law. They also logged illegally.In November 2013, they were granted a three-years provisional land lease by Presidential Decree to develop a palm oil concession of approximately 20 000 hectares – whereas their original plan was for 73 000. As their land lease expires in November 2016, Greenpeace and its partners launch a campaign for the Cameroonian government not to extend or renew this lease.Related Collections:Cameroonian Farmers Bring SGSOC Oil Palm Plantation to Justice (Photos & Videos)
