“Before you sign third party (logging contract), you need substantive proofs, technical and financial capabilities. A contract between logging company and a community becomes a law even if the FDA doesn’t sign, according to the CRL. Most people will only see the [logging] agreement at the signing date.” It was NUCFMB’s second time to witness the signing of a logging contract. There are similar problems with the Korninga-Coveiyalah logging contract, according Jonathan W. Yiah of the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI). The woes of the community forestry sector could change euphoria here into melancholy in the future.

Source: Front Page Africa December 23, 2019 05:03 UTC