[2] Sithe Global Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC) is a Cameroonian subsidiary of Herakles Farms, has received a concession of 73,000 hectares of rainforest to be replaced by oil palm plantations in 2009.
Herakles Farms claims to invest 300 billion francs CFA and improve the life of indigenous persons of the area.
[6] SCSOC has frequently used intimidation and corruption, especially against leaders and key decision makers in the community[3] as well as civil society activists such as Nasako Besingi who was arrested[7] and later sued for defamation of the company.
[8] A court in Limbe, Cameroon has condemned Herakles to a fine of 4.6 million for racist discrimination in January 2014.
[9] The rainforest mentioned is habitat of the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee and the drill.