Weary of Logging Contracts, Locals Doubtful of Carbon Deal
Top: Liberia’s proposed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Blue Carbon of the United Arab Emirates targets areas in Lofa County, which hosts logging agreements....
Inside A Problematic Carbon Deal in River Cess
Top: A graphic depicting BlueEarth Capital’s CEO Augustine Jarrett and townsmen of Ziadue Clan. The DayLight /Rebazar Forte
By Esau J. Farr
BlueEarth Capital, a company...
Alleged Bribery, Fraud and Arrest: Liberia’s First Carbon Deal
Top: Carbon Harvesting Corporation (CHC) proposed a carbon credit deal for 400,000 hectares of forest in River Cess that would have left Liberia US$2.2...
Communities Demand Consent Right In Blue Carbon Deal
Top: A collage showing townspeople from the Central River Cess District, River Cess County and Gibi District, Margibi County. Graphic by Rebazar Forte and...
Sierra Leoneans Conduct Illegal Logging in Nimba
Top: A graphic depicting an illegal logging operation conducted by a group of six Sierra Leonean loggers for a Liberian company called Libfor Forest...
NGOs Want Land Authority Speed Up Customary Deed Processes
Top: NGOs working in the land sector have urged the Liberia Land Authority to accelerate granting customary communities, like Quikon in Bong County, their...
FDA Authorized Firm’s Illegal Harvest on Private Land
Top: A graphic depicting an elder, illegal logs, abandoned logs and camp, and harvesting maps from an unlawful plan the Forestry Development Authority (FDA)...
Sinoe District Wins Global Environmental Prize
Top: Members of Kpanyan’s community land development and management committee (CLDMC). Picture credit: IDH
By Emmanuel Sherman
MONROVIA – The community land leadership of Kpanyan District...
Lofa Superintendent Extorting Money From Plank Dealers
Top: The Superintendent of Lofa County William Tamba Kamba unlawfully imposed fees on planks produced in the county. Graphic by Rebazar Forte
By James Harding...
How FDA Gave Loggers Over 14K Hectares of Surplus Forests
Top: Graphic showing FDA Managing Director Mike Doryen and different illegal activities of West Africa Forest Development Incorporated (WAFDI) in Grand Bassa County. The...