Julia Malail
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Bangsar
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
October 4th 2011
Dear Salahudin and Julia,
We write to inform you that we are members and inhabitants of the affected local communities including chiefs, elders, women and youth within the proposed Malaysian palm oil company, Sime Darby 220,000 ha oil palm concession in Liberia.
Specifically, we are local inhabitants of towns and villages which include a) Sije, b)Moore town, c) Kon town,d)Medina, e) Gayah Hill, f) Beafinie, g) Gbasomou, h)Dama, i) Bama, j) Gbar, k)Baaja, l) Claymontuah, m)Gobo, n) Zarmeyan, o) Vonzua, etc… identified by the Sime Darby Social and Environmental Impact Assessments ( SEIA) and its Public Summary Report of New Planting Assessment, May 2011 reported on the RSPO website for the proposed 10,000 ha located in Bomi and Grand Cape Mount County where Sime Darby is currently engaged in active land clearing, destruction of our sacred sites, destruction of our crops, damming of our creeks and streams, filling in of our swamps, destructions of grave sites, destruction and pollution of our drinking water sources, forceful displacement of our people without adequate compensation, active planting and cultivation of oil palm including the massive establishment of an oil palm nursery without our free prior informed consent.
Additionally, we are local inhabitants of towns and villages which include: a) Marnivalor b) Mesila, c) Soe, d) Banford, e) Kornomah, f)Number 2,g) Mecca, h) Bacca, i) Massatine, j)Gbenii, k) Seimi, l)Didior, m)Dangatee, n) Burphy, o)Sambola, p) Geedah, q) Mbalikou, r)Thomas Camp, s) Goodrich,etc… identified by the Sime Darby Social and Environmental Impact Assessments( SEIA) and its Public Summary Report of New Planting Assessment, July 2011 reported on the RSPO website for the proposed 15,000 ha located in Garwula and Gola Konneh Districts Grand Cape Mount County where Sime Darby is planning to expand its oil