This article was originally published on the GVL website on October 1, 2024. It has been updated to address matters raised by the DayLight in an article published on October 6, 2024. Sinoe County, October 10, 2024: Recent articles published by The DayLight have raised questions about GVL’s operations, often based on incomplete or misleading […]
GVL Completes More Projects to Support Communities In Grand Kru County. Grand Kru County – In an effort to increase the provision of basic health services to the public, Golden Veroleum Liberia Inc. (GVL) has completed construction works on a modern clinic at its Garraway farm site in Grand Kru County. The clinic provides free […]
Butaw District, Sinoe: Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) Inc believes that recent articles published by The DayLight and republished in FrontPage Africa, “GVL Fails to Build Hand Pumps, Allegedly Dirties Creeks” and “Over Land Grab, GVL Defies Watchdog with Impunity” contain inaccuracies that present a misleading view of the company’s work to support local communities. GVL […]
GVL Dedicates Elementary School For 200 Students in Sinoe Sinoe County, Sept. 19, 2024: More than 200 students in Weah Doe community and surrounding areas in Kpanyan District, Sinoe County, will benefit from a new elementary school constructed by Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL). The three-classroom elementary school was constructed under the company’s educational support (GES) […]
Sinoe County, 10 September: – Recent articles published by The DayLight and republished in other outlets continue to reprint inaccuracies and misrepresent Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL)’s environmental record. GVL is committed to protecting the environment and communities around our operational areas by delivering on our environmental protection policies. Our environmental performance is independently audited every […]
Sinoe County, October 1, 2024- GVL is committed to protecting the environment and communities around our operational areas by delivering on our environmental and social policies. We take this responsibility seriously and will investigate allegations that these commitments are not being met. Recent articles published by The DayLight have called some of our operations […]
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 […]
