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Cameroon: U.S. Firm Under Fire Over Palm Oil Project
AlertNet, 24 September 2012
A huge palm oil project in Cameroon's rainforest, led by a U.S.-based agribusiness, Herakles Farms, is stirring up controversy. Environmentalists warn it will destroy precious… Read more »
Cameroon: U.S. Firm Under Fire Over Palm Oil Project
A U.S-based agribusiness is stirring up controversy over its huge palm oil project in Cameroon where environmentalists have warned it will destroy the rainforest and displace locals.
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Cameroon: U.S. Company Accused of Greenwashing 'Land-Grab'
IPS, 6 September 2012
Environment groups are accusing a New York-based agricultural company, Herakles Farms, of going forward with plans for a 73,000-hectare palm-oil plantation and refinery in… Read more »
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Central Africa: Ten Countries Unite to Protect Rainforests
SciDev.Net, 4 September 2012
Ten central African countries have come together to protect the Congo Basin rainforest - the world's second largest rainforest - from severe deforestation, through implementing… Read more »
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Cameroon: Farming Among the Waste in Cameroon
IPS, 30 August 2012
Cameroonian urban famer Juliana Numfor has six plots of land where she grows maize, cassava, sweet potatoes and leafy vegetables, including cabbages, wild okra and greens. Read more »
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Cameroon: Green Economy Promoted in Littoral
Cameroon Tribune, 27 August 2012
A campaign to plant trees and maintain existing trees has been launched in Douala with the donation of work tools to some associations to plant and maintain trees. The ceremony… Read more »
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Cameroon: Redd Processes Reinforces Community Rights
Cameroon Tribune, 26 August 2012
Representatives of eleven countries from East, West and Central Africa which have large forests zones met in a workshop from August 21 to 23 to seek ways of working together using… Read more »
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Cameroon: Biodiversity Conservation Plan Under Review
Cameroon Tribune, 26 August 2012
Stakeholders converged on Bamenda recently to revise the document for optimum use. Read more »
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Cameroon: Elephants Destroy Farms, Property
Cameroon Tribune, 26 August 2012
Food shortages and price hikes have been witnessed in Mundemba in the South West Region as elephants rampage farms. Read more »
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Cameroon: Nation Enlists Women in Reforestation Effort
AlertNet, 23 August 2012
While Cameroon's green forest canopies appear to stretch out endlessly over the horizon, they are in fact getting smaller every year. Read more »
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Nigeria: Bakassi - Cameroon Violates Major Provision of Green Tree Agreement
Leadership, 22 August 2012
The embattled people of Bakassi have said that Cameroon has violated the major provisions of the Green Tree Agreement (GTA) ahead of its final endorsement last year, saying… Read more »
