Yesterday, we convened a Legislative Forest Dialogue on the Proposed Krahn-Bassa Protected Area in Liberia.
Over eighty stakeholders - including representatives of 80 host communities, Senators, Representatives of Senate and House’s committees on Agricultural, Forestry , Fisheries, Investment , Concession, Civil Society Organizations, County Superintendents, Donors, USAID, EU , British Embassy Liberia , FDA, EPA , World Bank, Land Authority, FFI and many more convened around common objectives to solicit inputs to the gazettement process and the Krahn-Bassa PPA, identifying issues, build consensus and critical next steps in the gazettement of over 235, 222 hectares of highly biodiverse forest spanning across Rivercess, Sinoe and Grand Gedeh Counties.
Issues discussed included: Governance Management Systems of the Proposed Protected Area , Ownership , Benefit Sharing Mechanisms , Land Rights And Ownership , FPIC Process , Community Developmental Aspirations , Sustainable Livelihood Systems, climate change , Rural Development , climate financing #ResultBasedPayments.
We documented excellent inputs from stakeholders during the dialogue, agreed on practical next steps in the national and sub-national consultations concerning the Proposed Protected Area with stakeholders providing consent and appreciation of the process. Long Road Ahead but we remain optimistic for the future at #TheNatureCompact and the level of support we contribute to partners to safeguard #Biodiversity #ProtectForest and #ImproveCommunitiesWellbeign
Special thanks to Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (www.wildchimps.org) World Bank Rainforest Trust #NICFI
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