Palm oil companies signed a series of large contracts between 2008-2012 to develop plantations in Liberia. Disputes over land ownership by rural communities and the imposition of new environmental rules have forced investors to adjust their projections. The ‘High Carbon Stock’ approach, endorsed by environmental advocates, will restrict expansion in some cases.

https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/in-liberia-a-battered-palm-oil-industry-adjusts-to-new-rules/