By: Liberia Forest Media Watchlfmw.foresreporters@gmail.com-paulkanneh5@gmail.comMan who sustained wound during the crisisViolence has reportedly erupted at a signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the Konobo Community Forest leaving two people injured, Paul Kanneh reports. Despite the violence that characterized the signing ceremony, Liberian Forest Media Watch (LFMW) learned that the signing ceremony still took place under the watchful eyes of the District Superintendent, Roland Kai. Sir, can you please speak to allegation of your denial of some members of your community from participating in the signing ceremony of MOU for the Konobo Community Forest? Under such arrangement, communities have rights to at least 55% of all revenues/income generated for harvesting timbers on their community forest land. In May 2020, the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) postponed another attempt to sign Forest Management Contract in the same Konobo Forest Community amid boycott threat.

Source: Front Page Africa June 12, 2021 14:03 UTC