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A bird’s-eye view of a forest in Sinoe County in 2018. Picture credit: James Harding Giahyue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ByEsau J. Farr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONGO TOWN \u2013 A local NGO, Integrated Development and Learning<\/a> (IDL), has launched a roadmap that proposes payment for communities that keep their forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cRoadmap for Pursuing Alternative Options for Liberia\u2019s Forest Benefits\u201d is a partnership among IDL, the Forestry Development Authority<\/a> (FDA) and communities. It offers to pay locals who do not farm, build houses, mine, and log in forests for commercial purposes. Organizers call it payment for stewardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, there is emphasis on conservation because we realized that the misuse of forests [negatively] affects the lives of people,\u201d said FDA Managing Director Rudolph Merab at the roadmap\u2019s launch recently in Congo Town. \u201cWe are committed to managing forests sustainably so that the forest canopy will not be depleted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaders of Wedjah and the Jaedae Districts, Sinoe County, where the strategy is being tested, said they were committed to it. Last and earlier this month, the communities signed agreements for a two-year trial with 50,000 hectares in exchange for US$152,022. Customary communities own most of the forests in Liberia, which hosts 43 percent<\/a> of West Africa\u2019s largest rainforests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stakeholders in a group photo after the launch of the Roadmap for Pursuing Alternative Options for Liberia\u2019s Forest Benefits. The DayLight\/Esau J. Farr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to encourage our people in our forest communities to ensure that we play our role well in managing our forests for us to get money and develop our communities,\u201d said Lasting Kadee, a Wedjah community forest leader.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

IDL intends to scale up to 202,342 hectares by 2027, setting the stage for international financing in line with the Paris Agreement. This will lead to forest communities being merged to meet the minimum standard for climate finance, according to IDL\u2019s Executive Director, Silas Siakor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIDL wants the pilot communities to begin climate mitigation and anti-deforestation activities by properly managing their forest and get paid for keeping their forests standing,\u201d said Siakor at the launch of the roadmap recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo, urged the communities to obtain environmental permits to allow the EPA to help protect their forests. \u201cFrom the EPA\u2019s point of view, I think the whole idea is good,\u201d Yarkpawolo said. \u201cIt seems that the process will be smooth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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