Goals and projects in Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)

  Focus is on empowering local populations to participate in decision making about forests, campaigning against illegal logging and corruption in the forestry sector. Overall objective is to increase benefits from forest use. Projects are:

• The Community Forestry Cluster (in Rivercess, Grand Bassa and Gbarpolu Counties) aims to empower communities through organizing, information and experience sharing, and training to pursue their rights. The project will strengthen local-level advocacy to address the marginalization of local populations and to promote equitable sharing of benefits.
• The project Ensuring a Seat at the Table aims to enhance NGOs participation in the development of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between Liberia and the European Union (EU). The SDI is working with other NGOs to broaden civil society participation in the VPA process, which aims to reduce illegal logging in Liberia.
• Making the Forest Sector Transparent contributes to improving forest governance and equity in re-distribution of revenue from logging and other commercial uses of forests. The objective is to secure government accountability through active civil society engagement. It supports initiatives and actions aimed at securing community rights and livelihoods.