FDA boss allegedly pushes locals to contract his friend’s firm
SEEKON-PELLOKON – The Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), Rudolph Merab, is allegedly pushing a community forest to ...
Tag: Forestry Development Authority
Liberia eyes first-ever carbon trading policy, climate change law
MONROVIA — Liberia is moving closer to adopting its first-ever Carbon Trading Policy and Climate Change Law, a framework officials ...
Women in the Woods: Gertrude Nyaley and the rise of women in forestry
MONROVIA -- In a country where women have long battled against the odds to claim leadership space, Liberia continues to ...
31 Burkinabé cocoa farmers jailed for alleged forest invasion in Grand Gedeh
ZWEDRU – Thirty-one Burkinabé cocoa farmers were jailed for allegedly clearing forestry concessions in Grand Gedeh County to plant cocoa. ...
EPA Executive Director engages local authorities in Grand Gedeh to tackle environmental and land use challenges
ZWEDRU, Grand Gedeh County – The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia, Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo, ...
FDA, partners unveil $3.65m EU-backed plan for forest conservation in Southeast Liberia
MONROVIA – The Forestry Development Authority (FDA), with support from its partners, has launched a new initiative aimed at sustaining ...
Over $100k missing in FDA-backed illegal log exports
MONROVIA – The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) permitted the export of 2,549 cubic meters of abandoned logs, failing to punish ...
Conflicting accounts embroil FDA checkpoints money
MONROVIA – Checkpoint money at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has become one of the contentious issues, and, staffers are ...
FDA staff allege misuse of US$1.4M forestry funds
MONROVIA – Aggrieved employees of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) have accused management of withholding their allowances and mismanaging funds ...
Nimba Clan Seeks Support to Protect Community Forest
SEHYI-GEH, Nimba County – Villagers in a northeastern clan seek support to keep their forest amid huge challenges. On 22 ...
