A reference copy of the Community Forest Management Agreement (CFMA) signed between the People of Gola Konneh Community Forest and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) of Liberia. It was signed on 7 September 2018. It has a duration of 15 years and is located in Gola Konneh District, Grand Cape Mount County. It is adjacent to Gola Protected Area.

A second copy is available on the LEITI website.

It is designated a commercial community forest, and various challenges regarding the community and companies have been documented:

• 25 January 2022: Akewa: the Nigerian company breaking Liberia’s logging laws unpunished
• 9 June 2022: Communities Aid Company Break Logging Laws, Hurting Themselves
• 19 June 2022: Fugitive Businessman Abandons Logs in Cape Mount
• 2 March 2023: Forest Hour – community voices
• 20 April 2023: Forest Hour – Sen. Taylor, Sup. Vincent, and FDA Dept. Pleewon with responses from stakeholders on elephant invasion
• 13 July 2023: Forest Hour – Emmanuel Boah (CFMB) and Abraham Dorley (LIS) report on Burkinabe encroachment and elephant invasion in Gola Konneh
• 2 September 2024: Akewa Group of Companies Inc. breached its agreement with the community

This document was uploaded as part of the NUCFMBdata initiative.