Forest Development Authority News Today

The appointment of a logging executive with ties to former president and war criminal Charles Taylor has drawn fierce criticism by local environmental groups.

Managing Director, Forest Development Authority, FDA, is possionate about the presevation of Liberia’s forests for national development. This strategy has not only beefed up the national economy, but has also attracted foreign institutions and  commercial entities into Liberia’s forest industry

MONROVIA – In the wake of escalating Human-Wildlife conflicts in several parts of the country which have and continue to hinder farming activities, the  Elephant Research and Conservation (ELRECO) has advanced a number of Human-Wildlife conflicts mit

MONROVIA -- The idea of the 2009 Community Rights Law (CRL) was to give communities the right to control, protect, and manage their forests along with its resources. But the lack of their own finance, and being unaware of the possibility to manage th

MONROVIA, Liberia — Civil society groups say logging companies are exploiting weak monitoring and enforcement of Liberia’s forestry laws. A new briefing highlights the illegal harvest of as much as 14,000 cubic meters (494,000 cubic feet) of timber in Grand Bassa county; despite knowing about the case for more than two years, the authorities have […]

By Glenn Lines, Chief of Party of the Forest Incomes for Environmental Sustainability (FIFES) Activity Liberia holds the last large blocks of rainforests remaining in West Africa. Despite being home to two-thirds of those remaining blocks, Liberia and its communities who depend on rainforests to survive face the urgent threats of climate change, deforestation, and rural poverty. Previous global development programs implemented by ACDI/VOCA and other organizations first established community for...

Sinoe Citizens Resolve Long-Standing Dispute Over Forest Land Sinoe Citizens Resolve Long-Standing Dispute Over Forest Land Share MONROVIA – The long-standing conflict in the Tartweh-Drapoh Authorized Community Forest in Sinoe County over the forest leadership has finally been resolved by the Forest Development Authority. A five-member facts finding & Investigation FDA-CSO Team headed by Mrs. Weedor H. Gray, Community Extension Service and Mobilization Manager of Forestry Development Authorit...