One of the more recent CDM entrants in the A/R sphere is the Green Resources AS (Norway) forestry plantation and sequestration project, located in Lurio and Sanga districts in Niassa Province of Mozambique. It has also achieved FSC certification in October 2011. The 2009 agreement with the Mozambican government gives permission to develop a 126,000 hectares forest plantation over a 15 years project period; it will be the largest forestation project approved in Africa. There are a great number of grievances between Green Resources and local inhabitants. Many villagers denounce they had no say in the land acquisition process; furthermore, they feel frustrated because of the temporary jobs provided and the unfulfilled developmental promises on the part of GR. Theres an allarming lack of a community development plan with specific goals and deadlines , but also contracts with the community. |