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2 weeks ago | news.mongabay.com | Victoria Schneider |Terna Gyuse

Cameroonian villagers protesting on March 25 against plantation company Socapalm’s replanting of oil palm trees on disputed land were dispersed with tear gas by local law enforcement. Villagers say the land is part of 3,712 hectares (9,173 acres) that Socapalm was supposed to return under a 2000 lease, but the company denies this. Armed security escorted Socapalm workers despite a local official’s previous statement that replanting required an agreement with villagers.