The VPA Support Unit-2 program continues to support efforts geared toward sustainable management of the Liberian forest. Between January 31 and February 05, 2022, the VPA-SU2 facilitated a forest inspection involving the Ministry of Labour (MoL), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA). The joint inspection...
Joint Inspection at Worr Community Forest
The Liberian Code of Forest Harvesting Practices (CFHP) is an instructional manual containing internationally approved standards applicable to commercial logging operations. It was originally developed by the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) in 2007 and amended in 2017 and has the main purpose of reducing logging impacts on workers’ Safety &...
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...
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 –...