The second phase of the Support Unit (VPA-SU2), which started in April 2019 and will end in April 2022, embarks on intensified training to ensure the capacity of stakeholders is built so that Liberia can deliver on the VPA. Within 11 months (December 2019-October 2020), the VPA-SU2 Unit has conducted:...
Legality Matrix Workshop in Monrovia
On 29th April 2021 a Legality Matrix Workshop took place at the Boulevard Palace Hotel in Sinkor. The main objective of workshop was to present the Legality Matrix to representatives of communities, private sector and involved ministries and agencies with a special focus on community forestry to discuss the way...
Brush-up Workshop in Zwedru
In adherence and consistent with the parties’ bilateral relationship, and common commitment to the sustainable management of all types of forest in Liberia, and through its provision and legal framework in ensuring the full implementation of the VPA, the VPA-SU2 facilitated a 4-day brush-up workshop for Regions 4 and 5...
Inter-agency Workshop on Code of Forest Harvesting Practice in Tubmanburg
Following the way forward proffered by the three inspectorate institutions (FDA, EPA & MoL) during the first inter agency workshop held in Monrovia on the 19th – 20th January 2021, the VPA Support Unit2 (VPA-SU2) facilitated a 2-day regional interagency workshop which brought together the three inspectorate institutions comprising the...
Inter-agency Workshop on Code of Forest Harvesting Practice in Buchanan
On January 19 – 20, 2021, the VPA Support Unit-2 facilitated an interagency workshop involving key staff and line managers from central offices of the Forestry Development Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, and Ministry of Labour. The event had the purpose to develop a workable mechanism for conducting joint inspections –...
Brush-up Workshop for FDA Region 1 and 2 Field Staff held in Gbarnga, Bong County from March 1st to 4th, 2021
The VPA Support Unit2 (VPA-SU2) facilitated a 4-day brush-up workshop organized by the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) for Regions 1 and 2 staff as a follow-up on the December 2019 brush-up workshop outcomes. The venue was the DEN-L Training Center in Gbarnga. The workshop had the main purpose of reviewing...
Inter-agency Workshop on the Code of Forest Harvesting Practices Checklist and the Legality Matrix in Monrovia
Regular inspection is a means of assisting forest operators to comply with approved standards of social, productivity, environmental, quality, and safety and health issues in line with the Code of Forest Harvesting Practices (CFHP). Over the 2019/2020 logging season, eleven mock inspection exercises were conducted across the five regions of...