Sodefor
Founded | 1994 |
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Headquarters | , |
Products | Forestry |
Owner | Nordsudtimber |
Website | www |
Sodefor (Société de Développement Forestier, or Forest Development Corporation) is a subsidiary of Nordsudtimber of Liechtenstein that undertakes logging operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There has been controversy about the impact of the company on the environment and the local communities,[1]
Assets and operations
Sodefor was founded in 1994 and acquired assets in Bandundu formerly owned by Forescom, a nationalized company that was suspended in 1990. These included a sawmill and plywood factory in Nioki and a forestry concession area of more than 1,700,000 hectares (4,200,000 acres). Due to the First Congo War (1996-7) and Second Congo War (1998-2003), operations were initially very limited, with the Nioki plant closed completely in 1998/1999. Since 2004 the company has been undertaking a major expansion program.[2] The main concession areas are to the north and south of Lake Mai-Ndombe and on both sides of the Lukenie River, centered on Oshwe.[3]
In October 2008 the Environment Minister,
Controversy
In February 2010 twenty-seven people of the Bokongo community in
References
- ^ a b "Greenpeace witnesses DRC's Oshwe Communities Protest Against Logging Company". Greenpeace. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ "SODEFOR : HISTORIQUE" (in French). SODEFOR. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ "Carte Illustrative Actions Sociales". SODEFOR. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ "Congo plans to cancel Danzer Group, Sodefor and Safbois's logging contracts". CEO World. 8 Oct 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ Eveche Inongo (15 February 2010). "le conflit Sodefor -Groupement Bokongo" (in French). DIOCESE D'INONGO. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ "Bandundu: la société forestière Sodefor désavouée". Radio Okapi (in French). February 14, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-03.