Joint inspection at Gbi Community Forest

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 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 –...