Oakland Institute, Greenpeace expose new US corporation’s land grab in
Africa
Oakland, USA, 5 September, 2012 — An American owned company with a track
record of illegality and links to private equity giant Blackstone Group is
threatening to destroy rainforests and dislocate local communities in Cameroon,
Africa. The company claims they are “addressing a dire humanitarian need in the
Republic of Cameroon," (1) but fresh evidence shows this could not be further
from the truth.
A new report from The Oakland Institute, in collaboration with Greenpeace
International, exposes how a New York-based agri-corporation, Herakles Farms,
and its local subsidiary are involved in a controversial land grab that is
deceitfully portrayed as sustainable development. New documentary evidence has
shown it has been opposed by locals since 2010 and is one of the largest in
Africa and in the midst of a biodiversity hotspot.
WHAT: New report to debunk New York-based corporation’s effort to greenwash
destruction of rainforest and livelihoods in Africa
WHERE: International telephone conference
CALL IN DETAILS(2): This will be a telephone conference, which means you
can call in from anywhere in the world with the following numbers. When you
call, you will be asked to provide the name of the conference call, which is:
“Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa: Deceit in Cameroon”. You will
have an opportunity to put your questions forward by the conference
moderator.
For US-based callers, call: 800-895-0198
Non-US-based callers, call: 785-424-105
WHEN: 10am EST, 4pm CET, September 5
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For more information, contact:
Tristan Tremschnig, Greenpeace International Media Relations Specialist;
email: tristan.tremchnig@greenpeace.org;
phone: +31 6 43 78 73 93
Anuradha Mittal, Oakland Institute Executive Director, email: amittal@oaklandinstitute.org;
phone: +1 510-469-5228
NOTES:
(2) The international toll-free numbers and countries reserved for this
conference are:
Argentina: 0-800-666-0250
Australia: 180-014-4837
Austria: 080-029-2061
Belgium: 08-007-2519
Brazil: 0-800-891-6744
Bulgaria: 00-800-115-1111
Chile: 1-230-020-9746
Colombia: 01-800-518-0807
Czech Republic: 80-070-0539
Denmark: 8-088-6270
France: 080-091-2273
Germany: 0-800-186-2030
Greece: 008-001-612-206-0812
Hong Kong: 80-090-1494
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Ireland: 180-076-0616
Israel: 180-925-6145
Italy: 80-087-3807
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Malaysia: 180-081-4830
Mexico: 001-800-514-6145
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Portugal: 80-081-9765
Romania: 080-089-5522
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Singapore: 800-101-2018
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Spain: 90-094-7610
Sweden: 02-079-9847
Switzerland: 080-056-4800
Taiwan: 0-080-112-7201
Thailand: 001-800-156-205-6145
U.K.: 0-808-101-1183
Venezuela: 800-100-8307
Please note, if an international site is unable to access the call using
the international toll free number for their country, they may dial in using the
toll (785) number
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