At the meeting, the community agreed to take Mandra logging company to court for it alleged failure to adhere to the contract. Sewacajua Community, thru the Chief Officer of the Community Forest Management Body, Oliver C. Clarke had filed a petition at the Circuit Court calling for the cancellation of the forest management with Mandra logging company. On September 7, 2019, residents of Sewacajua forest community through the Community Assembly elected a new leadership of the Community Forest Management Body (CFMB). SDI and FCI hinted in their briefing note, communities’ vulnerability to external third parties and demonstrated the need to strengthen community capacity to manage their Community Forest Management Agreements (CFMAs). Mr. Tally’s statement against the media was in an apparent respond to series of critical issues raised on the weekly Forest Hour radio advocacy program produce by the Liberia Forest Media Watch (LFMW).

Source: GNN Liberia April 24, 2021 23:37 UTC