{"id":7274,"date":"2026-06-01T13:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/?p=7274"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:15:17","slug":"sinoe-community-takes-gvl-complaint-to-the-epa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/2026\/06\/01\/sinoe-community-takes-gvl-complaint-to-the-epa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinoe Community Takes GVL Complaint to the EPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Top: Dennis Broh of Nitrian Community\u00a0files a complaint against GVL with the EPA as SDI\u2019s \u00a0Sampson Williams looks on. The DayLight\/Harry Browne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Esau J. Farr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MONROVIA \u2013 The Nitrain Community Forest in Sinoe County has filed a complaint against Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) over alleged land grab and human rights abuses. Margibi-based NGO Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) filed the complaint on behalf of the community with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Monrovia recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Liberian government should ensure GVL restores the forests it has destroyed and provides measurable compensation for lands taken from communities without their consent,\u201d said Dennis Broh, a Nitrain leader. \u201cThe forests of Liberia should benefit the people, not a company that treats the people and environment with contempt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complaint alleges that GVL\u2019s operations may violate several Liberian environmental laws. It called on the EPA to investigate and hold the company accountable. It accuses GVL of encroaching on Nitrain\u2019s land, which it alleges violates the Land Rights Act and other laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) found GVL guilty of land grabs and other rights abuses in Sinoe. The RSPO mandated the Malaysian oil company to renegotiate with affected communities, but that has not happened. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Established in 2011, Nitrain Community Forest covers 958 hectares in Sinoe County. The DayLight\/Derick Snyder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Like RSPO, the\u00a0High Carbon Stock Approach<\/a>, which focuses on deforestation and climate change, confirmed in 2021 that\u00a0<\/span>GVL cleared 1,000 hectares of forestland in Nitrain without locals\u2019 consent. It mandated GVL to restore the cleared forest area, but GVL has failed to do so, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nitrain said it was tired of waiting for international watchdogs to speak on its behalf. Now was the time to take action nationally. However, the community urged the EPA to collaborate with the RSPO and the HCSA in redressing the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that GVL has destroyed Liberia\u2019s rich forests, grabbed land from communities, and failed to deliver on its promises…,\u201d said James Otto, a lead campaigner at SDI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite being ordered to restore 1,000 hectares of forests it destroyed, GVL has not complied,\u201d added Otto.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GVL signed an agreement with the Liberian government in 2010 for 220,000 hectares of land for 65 years. The Indonesian palm oil company has the largest palm oil plantation in Liberia. Allegations of land grab and human rights abuses have marred its operations. GVL did not reply to queries for comments in this story.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top: Dennis Broh of Nitrian Community\u00a0files a complaint against GVL with the EPA as SDI\u2019s \u00a0Sampson Williams looks on. The DayLight\/Harry Browne. By Esau J. Farr MONROVIA \u2013 The Nitrain Community Forest in Sinoe County has filed a complaint against Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) over alleged land grab and human rights abuses. 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