Silva Capital invests in agricultural land to develop large-scale carbon sequestration projects by reforesting cleared areas, while ensuring the land remains productive for farming.

Communities living close to oil palm plantations run by PHC in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo are laying claim to just over 58,000 ha of land, and are demanding access to the company’s land titles to determine the boundaries of its concessions.

UK local government pension schemes-backed Stafford Carbon Offsets Opportunities Fund has invested $60m to acquire degraded pastureland in south-western Brazil and made a $12m investment in three properties totalling 1,914ha in New Zealand.

Elaia, the agricultural platform of Atitlan, acquires Ecosac, a Peruvian company specializing in grape and canned pepper production with 2,500 hectares currently under production and another 2,500 in reserve.

The Gulf’s dispossession of African land for carbon offset projects is key to its efforts to delay, obfuscate and obstruct addressing climate change in meaningful ways.

Après enquête sur le terrain, le conseil éthique du fonds souverain norvégien a recommandé d’exclure le groupe Bolloré de ses investissements pour les graves violations des droits humains constatées dans les plantations d’huile de palme au Cameroun.

Agropalma em parceria com Biofílica anunciam projeto de REDD+, certificado pela Verra, envolvendo mais de 50 mil hectares no Pará. Mais de13 mil ha são sobre florestas nativas para evitar o desmatamento e outra parte de plantio industrial de palma sobre áreas já desmatadas, como pastagens. Segundo as empresas, seriam sequestrados mais de 6 ton. de CO2 equivalente por hectare de palma.

A state-owned palm oil company and an industry association have begun early work to push a vast new plantation strategy in Sulawesi, one of Indonesia’s largest islands. The proposal includes aspirations for production of a form of environmentally friendly fertilizer hope that it will enable producers to apply for climate finance incentives, despite the deforestation implied in the plan.

In a major move towards resolving long-standing tensions in Malen Chiefdom, Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr. Moinina David Sengeh, convened a dialogue on 4 August 2024 where he assured the community of the Government’s commitment to renegotiate the contract with Socfin Agricultural Company.

Le groupe de l’industriel breton va vendre 5 % du capital de la Socfin, sa filiale qui exploite des cultures d’hévéas et de palmiers à huile en Afrique et en Asie. Il a d’ores et déjà renoncé à ses droits de vote.

Le puissant Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global donne deux ans au groupe français Bolloré pour améliorer le sort des travailleurs de la Société camerounaise des palmeraies, sa filiale indirecte.

Empresa marroquina Tourba expôs para a Aprosoja/MS sobre agricultura de carbono e como os créditos de carbono gerados pelos produtores rurais significam uma margem de lucro adicional de 10 a 20% para a soja. Segundo o Presidente da Aprosoja/MS, os produtores de soja precisam estar no mercado de carbono para acessar os créditos verdes.

Derrière les violences intercommunautaires qui ont secoué Lubunga, se cache les activités d'une société libanaise, Cap Congo, qui est impliquée dans l’exploitation agricole intensive.

President of the Philippines says CP Group committed an additional USD1.5 billion in investments to the country, starting with a 10,000-hectare modernized mega farm, during meeting at the presidential palace.

Une vingtaine d'organisations et alliés des communautés affectées par les plantations de palmiers à huile et d'hévéas du groupe Socfin expriment leur mécontentement face à la décision du Norges Bank Investment Management de ne pas se retirer de l’actionnariat de Bolloré SE et de la Compagnie de l'Odet SE