Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Clearing-for-New-Palm-Oil-Plantation-in-Cameroon-27MZIFJJ4MUFR.htmlConceptually similarForest Clearing for New Palm Oil Plantation in CameroonGP0STPVR2Completed★★★★★★Forest Clearing for New Palm Oil Plantation in CameroonGP0STPVR1Completed★★★★Socapalm Palm Oil Concession in CameroonGP0STPVRUCompleted★★★★Socapalm Palm Oil Concession in CameroonGP0STPVRVCompleted★★★★★★Oungé River in CameroonGP0STPVRRCompleted★★★★Road in Safacam Rubber Plantation in CameroonGP0STPVQZCompleted★★★★Safacam Rubber Plantation Entrance in CameroonGP0STPVR0Completed★★★★Socfin Refinery Sedimentation Tank in CameroonGP0STPVR4Completed★★★★Socapalm Oil Palm Plantation in CameroonGP0STPVRPCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STPVR3Forest Clearing for New Palm Oil Plantation in CameroonForest clearing for new palm oil plantation in Cameroon (unknown operator). If not managed under a Zero-deforestation policy, oil-palm and rubber expansion are a threat to natural forest and local communities.Locations:Africa-Cameroon-ElogbatindiDate:15 Mar, 2016Credit:© Micha Patault / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5472px X 3648pxKeywords:Burning-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Oil palm (plants)-Outdoors-Plantations-Trees-Tropical rainforests-Zero Deforestation (campaign title)Shoot:Socfin's Investiments Threaten Cameroon's ForestsIn March 2016 Greenpeace lead an investigation on Socfin's plantations in Cameroon and published a report titled “Africa’s forests under threat: Socfin’s plantations in Cameroon and Liberia”. The Société Financière des Caoutchoucs (Socfin), one of the leading oil palm and rubber tree plantation operators in Africa, plans to extend its plantations in a dozen countries, mostly African nations, threatening forests that are essential for the preservation of climate balances, biodiversity and the living conditions of local populations. Greenpeace conducted map-based analyses and in-depth field surveys on Socfin's concessions in Cameroon. The case study reveals that Socfin’s business and its refusal to adopt a zero deforestation policy represent a major threat for Cameroon's forests in which the company operates. Greenpeace urges Socfin to adopt immediately and implement a zero deforestation policy, applicable to all its businesses and subsidiaries.Related Collections:Forest Beauty and Destruction Photos and Videos