These institutions will be given opportunity to discuss issues in relation to forest governance,” a concept note on the radio program, states. The radio program will be used as a strategic conduit for information dissemination on issues coming out of the forests. The one-hour, phone-in show, which will be aired once a week, will be relayed on three community radio stations in the project affected counties of Gbarpolu, Sinoe and Lofa. Following the radio program, the PUL also launched the Independent Forest Monitors (IFM) Report, which finds a timber company in alleged gross violation of the forest laws and regulations. Of this, four percent (175,000) is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse and carbon-dense form of forest.

Source: Front Page Africa April 03, 2019 01:52 UTC