A reference copy of the Community Forest Management Agreement (CFMA) signed between the People of Sewacajua and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) of Liberia. It was signed on 10 May 2017. It has a duration of 15 years and is located in Seekon, Payns, Wedjah and Juarzon Districts, Sinoe County. It is adjacent to Seekon Pellokon community forest Krahn Bassa proposed protected area and Forest Management Contract (FMC) Area I.

A set of Nine Steps documents is also available for Sewacajua on the ArcGIS hub.

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

• 10 April 2018: Sewacajua community forest
• 16 October 2019: Legality review of forest concessions in Liberia (draft). Final report can be found here.
• 12 June 2020: Glimpses of transparency in community forest management
• 2 June 2020: Sewacajua community to terminate Mandra’s logging company operations
• 24 April 2021: Mandra’s logging contract with Sawacajua risks termination!
• 7 April 2023: Logging company in Sinoe abandons likely 7,000 logs
• 9 May 2023: FDA axes illegal loggers and wasteful companies
• 2 February 2024: Liberia Forest Concession Review, including a set of documents on Sewacajua collected by the research team.

This document was uploaded as part of the NUCFMBdata initiative.