Liberia puts a wartime logger in charge of its forests
The appointment of a logging executive with ties to former president and war criminal Charles Taylor has drawn fierce criticism by local environmental groups.
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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 […]