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Community Organizations Forestry Development Authority (FDA) - Republic of Liberia
Forestry Development Authority (FDA) - Republic of Liberia
Forestry Development Authority (FDA) - Republic of Liberia
Acronym
FDA
Governmental institution

Location

Liberia

MANDATE


 


To sustainably manage and conserve all forest resources for the benefit of present and future generations.


 


MISSION


To sustainably manage and conserve all forest resources by:

1. Maintaining a regulatory framework consistent with Liberia’s laws and commitment to international agreements and conventions;

2. Ensuring all activities in the forestry sector are based on sound scientific and technical principles;

3. Ensuring that a complete range of goods and services of the forest are provided;

4. Providing advanced training to ensure the most qualified staff;

5. Enforcing forest conservation and development laws and policies of Liberia;

6. Ensuring that appropriate taxes, fees and levies are collected;

7. Ensuring the participation and consultation with all forest communities and all relevant stakeholders

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Liberian Code of Forest Harvesting Practices of 2017.

May, 2017
Liberia

This Code of Forest Harvesting Practices seeks to provide a set of guidelines to forest operators for carrying out sustainable and improved harvesting operations. It applies to all harvesting operations within Liberia’s natural forests. It includes among other things, social environmental and social performance requirements for timber logging and post-harvesting activities.