Monrovia – The Joint Implementation Committee (JIC), a technical support group established by the government of Liberia and European (EU) to monitor and supervise the activities of the Liberian forest sector on Monday, December 4, 2017 held its 2nd technical meeting to address crucial forest related matters including gaps mitigation strategies. In their earlier separate opening remarks, JIC co-chairs Darlington S, Tuagben, FDA managing director and Alberto Menghini, head of sector, EU delegation welcomed the participants for their resilience in turning the wheel of the sector turning. They thanked the participants for their individual contributions to the forest sector thereby making the work of the JIC possible. The meeting held in the Board Room of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) brought together key stakeholders in the forest sector aimed at reviewing progress made thus far in the sector since the last JIC meeting held in Monrovia. The FDA management and the EU delegation reiterated their calls on the technical team to put in place gaps mitigation strategies to ensure that all is well in the sector.

Source: Front Page Africa December 08, 2017 21:33 UTC