Key milestones and progress through APOI
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LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS:
The APOI platform has been involved in the setup of five alternative livelihoods programmes to reduce dependence on the forest for survival, including beekeeping and aquaculture.
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RSPO ENDORSEMENT:
The country’s RSPO National Interpretation was endorsed in November 2021 following public consultation. All oil producing companies, including smallholders will be guided by this.
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MANAGING CARBON SINK:
A large company has integrated FPIC, HCV and HCS into their operational management plans as a result of training delivered. This will help to manage ecosystems, increase forest cover and carbon sink, and increase biodiversity within plantations.
ASCI in Sierra Leone
ASCI’s facilitator in Sierra Leone is Edward SESAY of the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL).
To support the national platform please contact him on edward.sesay@cs-sl.org
