Liberia: Liberia’s Community Forestry becoming a Front for Deforestation: Report

Jan 23, 2019 | Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay
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A report released by Global Witness late last year alleges that Liberia’s forestry laws are being “hijacked” by logging companies. These logging companies can potentially put vast areas of Liberia’s remaining rainforests at risk of large-scale deforestation. There’s historical precedent for the concerns under the current law: in 2012, Liberia was rocked by a scandal over permits meant to enable private landowners to enter into logging agreements with outside parties.