Mandatory environmental measures are legally binding agreements that affect the entire oil palm industry. Mandatory measures are mandated by the EPA’s Act 2002, the Environmental Management and Supporting Regulations. A major element of the Environmental Management law is the preparation and implementation of Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and their recommendations. The writing of ESIA […]
Land Area Land clearing entails consideration of land and water conservation as well as the fertility of the soil. Each of these factors affects plant growth and productivity. From the perspective of conservation it is useful to categorize agricultural lands in terms of slope. Slope must be measured with an Abney Level or clinometer. 0.6 […]
Integrated Pest Control (IPC) should be utilized in controlling the pests, diseases and weeds that affect oil palm farms. Integrated Pest Control achieves its goals by making use of manual methods, the natural enemies of oil palm pests and ecologically benign Insecticides. The IPC methods proposed here are consistent with Liberia regulation, which mandates that […]
Preservation of Riparian Reserve The preservation of riparian reserve is to serve as: Soil erosion control measures, water quality, hydrology and aquatic resources. Provision of adequate riparian reserve will contribute positively to the protection of quality and quantity of water to downstream communities, which are dependent on watersheds of the rivers and streams for domestic […]
SINOE COUNTY in fulfilment of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc. (GVL) and the people of Butaw, GVL has completed the construction works of US$120,000 eight classroom annex and a teacher quarters at the Butaw Junior High School for the elevation of the school to Senior High School level. This […]
Sinoe County – Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc. (GVL) has announced a reduction of about 440 employees from its workforce across its concession areas in Sinoe and Grand Kru Counties. The redundancy exercise cites the downturn of the global economy, including the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic happening globally and in Liberia, poor infrastructure causing the company […]
Sinoe County. – Liberia’s biggest oil palm developer, Golden Veroleum Liberia. Inc (GVL) has joined Liberia’s effort to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in its operational areas. The company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Ferdy Handojo, reminded all employees to observe all the necessary precautionary measures against the deadly coronavirus outbreak that is […]