From 17th to 19th August 2021 the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) conducted in Buchanan a three-day regional workshop to refresh field staff responsibilities of Nimba, Rivercess, and Grand Bassa Counties (together these counties make up FDA Region-3 administrative unit). FDA regional brush-up workshops seek to revive the tasks of the...
First Workshop on Revision of Guidelines of Forest Management Planning
In 2009, The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) developed the Guidelines for Forest Management Planning (GFMP). The GFMP aim at providing practical and technical information on the methods to be used for designing and implementing Forest Management Plans (FMP) for sustainable forestry. The document was developed for concessionaires, i.e., the holders of a Forest Management Contract (FMC), in charge of managing their forest concessions in line with the concession agreements which have been ratified by...
Inter-agency Workshop on Code of Forest Harvesting Practice in Gbarnga
The VPA Support Unit2 (VPA-SU2) facilitated a 2-day regional interagency workshop following the way forward proffered to improve coordination and implementation of field inspection during the central inter agency workshop held in Monrovia on the 19th – 20th January 2021. A follow-up workshop for field staff from Region 2 brought...
Inter-agency Workshop on Code of Forest Harvesting Practice in Zwedru
Following a series of mock inspections carried out last year in Regions 2,3 and 4, the VPA-SU2 has embarked on a 2-day Inter-agency Workshop in Region 4 involving staff and line managers of FDA, EPA, and MoL. The workshop is geared towards building consensus for joint inspections, identifying, and reporting...