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 […]
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This policy sets out how GVL may accquire and use timber for construction and other lawful activities within the Concession Area. It also sets out what GVL and its employees may do, in compliance with the law, the Concession Agreement and GVL’s Forest Conservation Policy, in order to conserve demarcated HCS/HCV areas and buffer zones.
Policy and Guide to GVL Employees’ Participation in Civic Activities and Community Decision Making Civic rights. GVL fully supports, in recognizing fundamental civil freedom and rights, our employees’ civic engagement and participation, through individual and collective actions, to consider, discuss, debate and address issues of public concern in their communities of citizenship. Encouragement. Employees are encouraged to […]
GVL operates close to some of the most important wildlife habitats in Liberia, and which are home to many important and protected animal species, such as chimpanzee (“baboon”) and Jentink’s duiker. Although GVL carefully avoids disturbing these habitats, some of them are threatened by hunting, logging and farming. GVL, our employees and contractors, have a […]
GVL complies to the Principles and Criteria of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and GAR Social and GAR Social and Environmental Policy (GSEP) which includes no development on High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests, no development on peat, no burnings for new plantings, respecting the rights to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for […]
