Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Clearing-in-Cameroon-27MZIFVVTI4Y.htmlConceptually similarForest Clearing in CameroonGP04BXMCompleted★★★★★★Forest Clearing in CameroonGP04BXPCompleted★★★★Forest Clearing in CameroonGP04BXQCompleted★★★★Forest Clearing in CameroonGP04BXSCompleted★★★★Forest Clearing in CameroonGP04BXTCompleted★★★★Forest Clearing in CameroonGP04BXUCompleted★★★★Forest Clearing in CameroonGP04BXNCompleted★★★★Oil Palm Nursery in CameroonGP04BXOCompleted★★★★Oil Palm Nursery in CameroonGP04BXVCompleted★★★★View AllGP04BXRForest Clearing in CameroonClearing of trees in a concession area of Herakles Farm for a palm oil plantation. Herakles is pushing ahead with its plans for a huge palm oil plantation with complete disregard for the opposition of local people, who fear they will lose their farms and their livelihoods to the US-based corporation.Locations:Africa-Cameroon-Western AfricaDate:9 Nov, 2012Credit:© Greenpeace / Alex YallopLatitude:5°5'16"NMaximum size:3000px X 2000pxLongitude9°14'47"EKeywords:Aerial view-Agriculture-Day-Deforestation-Diggers-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-Herakles Farms-KWCI (GPI)-Logging practices-Outdoors-Palm oil (product)-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Forest Clearing and Forest Beauty in CameroonAerial evidence from Greenpeace International shows how trees in the largely forested concession area have been cleared by SGSOC, a subsidiary of New-York based Herakles Farms, near the village of Talangaye.The American-owned company continues to clear areas of natural forest in the South-West of Cameroon to establish a large-scale palm oil plantation despite growing local and international opposition and a heightened risk of social conflict over the projectRelated Collections:Year in Pictures 2012 (Photo & Videos)Chimpanzees and Gorillas in African ForestsReport: Herakles Farms in Cameroon (All Photographers)Year in Pictures 2012 - Broad Edit (All Photographers)
