Government Reportedly Indebted to Forest Affected Communities More than US$3M Land Rental Fees
Government Reportedly Indebted to Forest Affected Communities More than US$3M Land Rental Fees
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MONROVIA The National Benefit Sharing Trust Board (NBSTB) said the Government of Liberia owes forest affected communities more than US$3 million in land rental fees accrued through commercial logging activities.
The NBSTB is the body that is responsible to oversee the distribution and management of the community share of the land rental fee.
Recently, in an exclusive interview with reporters, the chairperson of the National Benefit Sharing Trust Board (NBSTB), Nora Bowier said the amount in question, is money that the government has failed to remit to the NBSTB over the last four years to carry out major developmental projects in counties where concessions activities are being implemented.
The Government of the Republic of Liberia and the European Union (EU) have met for the Ninth edition of the EU-Liberia Political Dialogue. This meeting was held under Article 8 of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States, which enables the establishment of a platform for regular and comprehensive political dialogue.
According to a press release, the 9th EU-Liberia Political Dialogue was co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah Sr., and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Liberia, Ambassador Laurent Delahousse.
Both parties discussed a large number of issues of mutual interest, including the state of the economy and public finance and the implementation of the PAPD; creating the conditions for broad-based economic growth and job creation through business and investment climate measures; governance, accountability, transparency, and anti-corruption measures; huma
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Liberia Colorfully Observes World Wildlife Day
Liberia Colorfully Observes World Wildlife Day
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MONROVIA The government of Liberia, through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its collaborating partners working in the forestry sector on Wednesday March 3, 2021 observed World Wildlife Day in a lively fashion as far as the intent and purpose of the day is concerned.
Customarily, FDA collaborates with the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue Protection (LCRP), Humane Society International (HSI), Fauna &Flora International (FFI), Libassa Wildlife Sanctuary, Conservation International (CI), Society for the Conservation of Nature in Liberia (SCNL), Elephant Research and Conservation (ELRECO), Species Working Group of Liberia (SWGL), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) amongst others in sustainably managing the Liberian forest.
Liberia: More than 1.3 Million Hectares now under Community Ownership & Control
Liberia: More than 1.3 Million Hectares now under Community Ownership & Control
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Monrovia – Local communities across Liberia seem to be taking advantage of the new Land Rights Law to reclaim their ancestral land
. With more than 1.3 million hectares of Customary Land now under formal community ownership and control, the future seems to be getting brighter for local communities across the country.
Information gathered at the just ended national learning and experience sharing conference on Customary Land formalization, indicates that more than 100 communities have made significant progress towards completing the process for securing deeds to their land.