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 […]
GVL Clarifies Media Reports on Grand Kru Butaw District, Sinoe County – Golden Veroleum Liberia acknowledges a go-slow action staged by workers in Grand Kru County as reported in the New Dawn article of 21 February and is pleased to report that the issue has been resolved and workers involved have resumed work. This action, […]
Monrovia – Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) has lauded communities in its operational areas for the support and collaboration towards its investment. The company says that while there are occasional challenges, as would be expected of an investment and operations of this scale, it appreciates the support it continued to enjoy from the communities and looks […]
Monrovia – Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) Inc believes that an article published by the Daily Observer in its October 6th edition titled “Affected Women Plead for Gov’t Protection Against Mining Companies in which they accused GVL of land grabbing, harmful environmental impacts, and cultural desecration is inaccurate and misleading. GVL signed a Concession Agreement with the […]
Sinoe County- As part of its commitment to improving the road conditions and connecting communities in counties covered by its operations in Liberia, Golden Veroleum Liberia Inc. (GVL) has completed construction works on a 13.5 kilometer road linking Plouh community to Geekloh (Butaw Seasided) in Butaw District, Sinoe county. The road project which fulfils a […]
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