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"Sime Darby Plantation through its fully owned subsidiary, Sime Darby Plantation (Liberia) Inc has a concession area of 220,000 hectares of land, spread out across the Grand Capt Mount, Bomi, Bong and Gbarpolu counties, to be developed into oil palm and rubber plantations in Liberia...

Under the concession agreement, Sime Darby Plantation (Liberia) Inc. will work with smallholders to develop an additional 44,000 hectares under an Outgrowers' Scheme...

In accordance with its standard operating procedures, Sime Darby Plantation (Liberia) Inc. will undertake Social & Environmental Impact Assessments (SEIA) before any development begins. In addition, the Company will also employ its best practices in Liberia such as maintaining riparian buffer zones between water bodies and planted areas."

It is unclear how much forest exists in the concession area.

See also: http://oilpalminafrica.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/oil-palm-in-liberia/