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Liberia: As Climate Change Drives More Farmers Into the Forests, Ambitious Boakai Forestry Sector Reform Is Yet to Help Local Communities

Liberia: As Climate Change Drives More Farmers Into the Forests, Ambitious Boakai Forestry Sector Reform Is Yet to Help Local Communities

  • Residents of Garwin Community Forest in River Cess say logging companies have failed to deliver promised benefits and abandoned more than 1,000 logs. Leaving workers unpaid and commitments unfulfilled.
  • The community is demanding compensation and the return of their forest, as experts condemn weak oversight and conflicts of interest allow logging companies to neglect obligations, leaving rural communities powerless.
  • Three forces are impacting the forestry sector: major government reform, climate…

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