Stakeholder Date Comments customary land Article 22 all right to minerals to the government in trust for the people of Liberia. Customary land vests natural resources to the community Consultants for the preparation of 5th September A national inception workshop was held with over 100 participants, including the RTWG, Strategic environmental and Social 2015 EPA, FDA etc. in March 2014 Assessment for the LFSPA Over 240 people were engaged during site studies for the SESA in June 2015 through focus (Silas Siakor, E Abraham T Tumbey Jnr, group discussions. The sites were selected based on Geography and the drivers of deforestation such as smallholder farming, shifting cultivation, industrial logging, charcoal production, plantation development) has also been 6 county level consultations and 4 regional level consultations (the 6 counties were selected such that all 15 will be consulted by the end of the exercise) Participatory mapping exercise to help communities to determine the requirements of community management of forests Grievance redress mechanism is being addressed by another consultant A forest cover mapping study was carried out in 2015 by GeoVille. The updated maps were shared by Dropbox® with the institutions and the FDA may be able to provide copies, if available. Challenges Multiplicity of stakeholders with overlapping roles results in fatigue’. ‘consultation The strategies of REDD+ are not very clear Alternative livelihood may vary from one location to another Some livelihood issues may not be replaceable e.g. replacement of fuel wood with charcoal may not be sufficient since the fuel wood has complementary benefits There are gaps between the WB safeguards and the local regulations Representatives of stakeholder institutions consulted may not necessarily carry the official opinion of the institution. They may also not report back to their institutions. The scope of the SESA includes benefits sharing. Challenges with land use planning in Liberia complicates the approach to studying land use Confirmed process for environmental assessment in Liberia Natural Resources Development 5th September consultants such as the Natural Resources Development Corporation, have the Corporation, a private, EPA certified, 2015 capacity to carry out environmental assessment of projects that may arise out of the LFSP local consultancy firm Consultants undergo training in the country and receive certification from the EPA to (John C Nylander) practice. The scope of the training needs to be expanded to ensure the skills of the consultants significantly advanced after the training
Stakeholder Date Comments customary land Article 22 all right to minerals to the government in trust for the people of Liberia. Customary land vests natural resources to the community Consultants for the preparation of Strategic environmental and Social Assessment for the LFSPA (Silas Siakor, E Abraham T Tumbey Jnr, 5th September 2015 A national inception workshop was held with over 100 participants, including the RTWG, EPA, FDA etc. in March 2014 Over 240 people were engaged during site studies for the SESA in June 2015 through focus group discussions. The sites were selected based on Geography and the drivers of deforestation such as smallholder farming, shifting cultivation, industrial logging, charcoal production, plantation development) has also been 6 county level consultations and 4 regional level consultations (the 6 counties were selected such that all 15 will be consulted by the end of the exercise) Participatory mapping exercise to help communities to determine the requirements of community management of forests Grievance redress mechanism is being addressed by another consultant A forest cover mapping study was carried out in 2015 by GeoVille. The updated maps were shared by Dropbox® with the institutions and the FDA may be able to provide copies, if available. Challenges Multiplicity of stakeholders with overlapping roles results in ‘consultation fatigue’. The strategies of REDD+ are not very clear Alternative livelihood may vary from one location to another Some livelihood issues may not be replaceable e.g. replacement of fuel wood with charcoal may not be sufficient since the fuel wood has complementary benefits There are gaps between the WB safeguards and the local regulations Representatives of stakeholder institutions consulted may not necessarily carry the official opinion of the institution. They may also not report back to their institutions. The scope of the SESA includes benefits sharing. Challenges with land use planning in Liberia complicates the approach to studying land use Natural Resources Development Corporation, a private, EPA certified, local consultancy firm (John C Nylander) 5th September 2015 Confirmed process for environmental assessment in Liberia consultants such as the Natural Resources Development Corporation, have the capacity to carry out environmental assessment of projects that may arise out of the LFSP Consultants undergo training in the country and receive certification from the EPA to practice. The scope of the training needs to be expanded to ensure the skills of the consultants significantly advanced after the training