Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Local-Smallholder-Palm-Oil-Mill-in-Cameroon-27MZIFJJ4MXGI.htmlConceptually similarLocal Palm Oil Suppliers in CameroonGP0STPVQSCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Mill in CameroonGP11FCCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Mill in CameroonGP11FFCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Mill in CameroonGP11MNCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Worker in CameroonGP11MPCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Mill in CameroonGP11GYCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Mill in CameroonGP11FSCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Mill in CameroonGP11FXCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Mill in CameroonGP11MGCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STPVR9Local Smallholder Palm Oil Mill in CameroonWorker in a local palm oil mill near Nkapa, Cameroon. Palm oil is in the basic diet of many african countries. Empowering smallholder production is a way to protect the environment while helping to achieve food sovereignty.Locations:Africa-CameroonDate:11 Mar, 2016Credit:© Micha Patault / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5472px X 3648pxKeywords:Day-Factories-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Manual workers-One person-Outdoors-Palm fruits-Solutions-Women-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.
