Liberia: Liberia’s Forest in Danger- International Conservationists Alarm

Jul 11, 2016 | Front Page Africa
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Several international conservationist have alarmed over a proposed plan by the Forestry development Authority (FDA) to develop a regulation to allow for forest destruction or conversion for oil palm and/or rubber plantations. In a communication dated June 30, 2016 address to Mr. Harrison Karnwea, Managing Director of the FDA, a number of international individuals working on forest related issues expressed that the plan by the FDA contradicts the government’s pledge to work with the international community to reduce deforestation and forest degradation.