The New Forests Company and its Uganda plantations
‘I lost my land. It’s like I’m not a human being.’
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Date of publication
August 2011
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ISBN / Resource ID
Oxfami-Thenew-201109
Pages
20
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(Note: Names changed)
London-based New Forests Company (NFC) would seem to be the design blueprint of how a young modern company should conduct a major land investment in Africa in a responsible way. Oxfam’s investigations reveal that serious allegations by people who were evicted from land to make way for NFC’s operations remain unresolved. How will the company respond?