Liberia: Liberians Successfully Resist UK Company’s ‘Land Grab’

May 16, 2014 | Global Information Network
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(GIN)—After years of fruitless court battles by small farmers against major multinational corporations,  the Jogbahn Clan across 11 villages in Liberia is celebrating victory over a British company which tried to clear them off their lands.

The celebration comes after months of advocacy by community members, the Sustainable Development Institute and Friends of the Earth Liberia. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has now committed to protecting over 20,000 hectares from further encroachment by Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO).