“This Community Conservation Agreement Guide gives Liberia the structure it has long needed to negotiate fair, transparent, and sustainable conservation partnerships. Mr. Rudolph J. Merab said the CCA empowers forest communities, strengthens accountability, and ensures that conservation efforts truly benefit the people who have protected these forests for generations. Historically, forest management has centered on commercial logging and conservation forestry under Community Forest Management Agreements (CFMAs). What the CCA Guide ProvidesThe approved Guide introduces two practical tools including a Community Conservation Agreement Template which is a structured framework for drafting and formalizing conservation agreements and a Negotiation Guide for Forest Communities and Stakeholders, which is a resource to ensure fair, informed, and transparent decision-making during negotiations. The Leh Go Green Project is funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP in partnership with the Forestry Development Authority and other national stakeholders.

Source: GNN Liberia March 18, 2026 14:49 UTC