Industrial oil palm plantations are rapidly expanding, not only in Liberia. In many African countries expansion projects are happening and plans are announced. Everywhere they go, the companies promise jobs and development.
Produced by the World Rainforest Movement.
Interviews; Winnie Overbeek
Edition; Flavio Pazos
September 2013
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in Spanish: Palma en África. Voces desde las comunidades
Togo
Publications
15 December 2008
Oil palm and rubber plantations are very similar in many respects, but there is something that clearly differentiates them: oil palm is a native species in many West African countries –and part of the culture of local peoples- while rubber is clearly an alien species brought in by the Colonial powers.
Oil palm and rubber plantations in Western and Central Africa: An Overview
Bulletin articles
17 July 2000
Located at the Northern limit of the African tropical forest region, Togo still has 1,396,200 hectares of forest cover, which represents 24% of the country's total area. In a landscape dominated by the savanna, forests constitute a very important biodiversity site as well as a fundamental source of livelihoods for local communities. Nevertheless, forest management in Togo has been facing important problems.