The Liberia Forest Concession Review: Lessons for Resource Management and Restoration of the Rule of Law

Rochow, K. W. James; Simpson, R. David; Brownell, A.; Pierson, Oliver

doi:10.1080/15423166.2006.531889152091

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“…Investigative non-governmental organisations (NGOs) such as Global Witness provided detailed evidence of 'several suspicious incidents in the ports of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire where a strong link between the Liberian logging industry and the shipment of armaments was vital' for arming Taylor's forces in Sierra Leone (Global Witness and ITWF, 2001, p. 7). A subsequent authoritative assessment found that 'half of the 70 existing concessions were demonstrably associated with generating and channelling illicit funds to warlords and criminals to support civil disturbance, insurrection, usurpation of property and corrupt business practices' (Rochow, Simpson, Brownell, & Pierson, 2006). A later Panel of Experts report, focussed on Liberia, made a clear recommendation 'that the United Nations should impose a ban on all round log exports from Liberia' (UNSC, 2001, para.…”

Section: Community Rights and Liberia's Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

Routledge Handbook of Community Forestry

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Section: Community Rights and Liberia's Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%