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Liberia: Locals Demand Greater say in Forests Protection

Liberia: Locals Demand Greater say in Forests Protection
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ArcelorMittal Liberia signs Agreement to Protect East Nimba Nature Reserve

ArcelorMittal Liberia signs Agreement to Protect East Nimba Nature Reserve
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Liberian villagers threaten to leave mining agreement, citing broken promises

NIMBA COUNTY, Liberia In 2020, villagers from the Blei and Sehyi Kodoo districts agreed to allow Solway Mining Incorporated to explore for iron-ore deposits in their territory in the Nimba mountain range in northern Liberia. Under pressure, these communities overrode their decade-old conservation management plan and agreed to allow Solway access to community-managed forests […]

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Disputes over Mining and Land Rights Continue to Cause Conflict across Liberia and Sierra Leone

Joaquin M. Sendolo and Alieu Sahid Tonkara NIMBA, Liberia & LUNSAR, SIERRA LEONE – In December 2019, conflict broke out between an international mining company and the leadership of three forest-dwelling communities of Nimba County in north eastern Liberia. The communities accused the company of illegal entry into the 2,169-acre mountainous forestland. The company, Solway Mining Incorporated, expressed surprise. Liberia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy had issuedit, a license to explore for iron ore in the two forests, which border the East Nimba Nature Reserve and area leased to ArcelorMittal, the global steel giant and Liberia’s largest mining concession. The dispute illustrates the ongoing battles communities, extractives companies and governments are having over the right to profit from forests and mineral resources across the Mano River region. Countries rebuilding from civil war have found themselves with weak institutions and conflicting laws that are causing conflict

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