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Liberia 2006: The head of the Forest Development Authority described the low-tech industry as "illegal but necessary' and an unofficial tax system operates on the transportation of timber, meaning it needs to be unpacked and packed at checkpoints.

FLEGT in Liberia

Liberia had its first formal negotiations session in March 2010. Issues like the legality definition and the Legality Assurance System were on the agenda. However, the negotiations have come under threat by NGO data showing serious breaches of various laws in the newly appointed concessions.

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Documents

Voluntary Partnership Agreement Update
21/05/2012 English Cameroon, Central African Republic, Civil society publications, Colombia, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo, Ecuador, FLEGT, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Liberia, LoggingOff publications (including VPA counterbriefs), Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Vietnam, Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs)

Every six months FERN produces an update of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements. If you have an update to any of the information, please let us know by contacting info@fern.org.

application/pdf iconVPA Update May 2012_0.pdf164.45 KB bytes

NGO Coalition letter to the European Union on Private Use Permits
20/04/2012 English Civil society publications, Consultation / Participation, FLEGT, Liberia

Documents in this section include a letter from the NGO Coalition of Liberia to the EU Delegation in Liberia concerning the allocation of PUPs by FDA, a leaked report of the FDA's Board to the President of Liberia and the Aide Memoire.

application/pdf iconAide_Memoire_pre_jic.pdf504.37 KB bytes
application/pdf iconBoard's Final Draft Report to President Sirleaf (1).pdf140.8 KB bytes
application/pdf iconFinal Appendix to Board's Report to the President (1).pdf265.3 KB bytes
application/pdf iconLetter and Briefing on PUPs.pdf169.37 KB bytes

SDI Briefing note, Sime Darby
11/04/2012 English Civil society publications, Liberia

SDI Liberia Brieifng sheet on the Sime Darby concession agreement with the government of Liberia for 311,187 hectares.

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application/pdf iconsdi_sime_pamphlet.pdf1.31 MB bytes

SDI Briefing note, Golden Veroleum
11/04/2012 English Civil society publications, Liberia

SDI Liberia briefing note on the Golden Veroleum Liberia concession agreement with the government of Liberia for 350,000 hectares.

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application/pdf iconsdi_veroleum_pamphlet.pdf1.63 MB bytes

Communities and Forests: the state of affairs in Liberia (Duala 2011)
22/12/2011 English Civil society publications, Conference papers, Consultation / Participation, Liberia

Part of series of presentations given in civil society workshop in Duala, Cameroon. September 2011.

application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconPresentation tenure_Liberia.ppt509 KB bytes

Duala September 2011: Liberia's Experience
22/12/2011 English Civil society publications, Conference papers, Consultation / Participation, Liberia

Part of series of presentations given in civil society workshop in Duala, Cameroon. September 2011.

application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconCountry presentation Liberia_1.ppt160 KB bytes

NGO Coalition Letter to the President of Liberia

06/12/2011 English Civil society publications, FLEGT, Liberia

NGO Coalition letter to the president reference the bill to cancel the Bid Premium Fees by the 52th Legislature. 

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