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2009 > Extra-sectoral activities affecting forests

Extra-sectoral activities affecting forests

Are decisions about extra-sectoral operations - such as mining, road building, large-scale agriculture, hydropower or other infrastructure projects - transparent? What transparency rules apply to these? Are there extra-sectoral threats to the forest? How?

The Government of Liberia has issued several large-scale mining and monoculture agricultural concessions. Some of these concessions are situated in or close proximity to areas considered significant for biodiversity conservation. The large-scale agricultural concessions will particular intensify conversion of natural forests and deforestation.

Is there a Strategic Environmental Assessment to identify and resolve conflicting land uses between forests, mining, large-scale agriculture and infrastructure development? Does the National Forest Policy document seek to address this? Do any policy documents from the other sectors?  Read the report...

Is there a strategic process to assess priorities between development options?

A Strategic Environmental Assessment was conducted in 2008/09 but the results have been shelved since then. The National Forest Policy does not address the issue of competing land uses. Read more...
Are there clear, documented, and understood steps for making decisions over the use or conversion of forest lands for other purposes such as mining, large-scale agriculture or infrastructure development?  Read the report...

Is it clear who decides if / when to make decisions between development options?

There is no process for addressing competing land uses involving forestry, mining and agriculture. It is common for concessions in these various categories to overlap. Read more...
At the time an area of forest is identified for allocation to any sort of non-forest purpose, are stakeholders consulted, for example on any conditions or mitigation commitments?  Read the report...

Is there a stakeholder consultation process on decisions between different development options?

No Read more...
Is the final decision to allocate any forest to non-forest use made in way which allows citizens to assure themselves that the correct process has been followed? – is the process documented and published?  Read the report...

Is the final decision-making process on different development options transparent?

No Read more...
Once the final decision has been made, are local people informed of where mining, large-scale agriculture or infrastructure development in forests will be / is occurring, so that they are aware operations should be happening in their area, and to give them the opportunity to know if operations are legally in that location?  Read the report...

Is information on implementation of non-forest use / conversion given to the public?

No Read more...
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