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Community members from Tartweh-Dropoh Community in Sinoe

Tartweh-Dropoh Community in Sinoe to Get Additional Fees from GVL After Mapping Shows Extra 373 Hectares occupied by the Company

SDI News Letter (Vol. 1 No. 2 Edition: April - July, 2022)

Assessing the Social and Environmental Impacts of Maryland Oil Palm Plantations (MOPP) and SIFCA’s Operations on local Communities in Maryland County

Students Celebrate World Environment Day 2026 in Suakoko District, Bong County.

SDI, Greenlimba, Njala University and WHH Lead World Environment Day Celebration in Suakoko

SDI GIS Officer Leaves Liberia to Pursue Advanced Certificate in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation in the Netherlands

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Publication date

Tue, 08/19/2025 - 12:00

Plantation of Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL)

Read more about CSO-OPWG Letter on RSPO CP's Decisions

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 12:00

Civil Society and Communities’ Expectations for a Mutually Beneficial EU Forest Partnership for Liberia

Read more about Petition Statement: Liberian CSOs and Communities Strongly Oppose Move by Government and European Union to Cancel the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA); Call for VPA And Forest Partnership to Coexist, Complementing One Another

Publication date

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 12:00

The NGO coalition of Liberia, comprising of NGOs working in the forest sector and forest dependent communities.

Read more about Civil Society and Communities' Expectations for a mutually beneficial EU Forest Partnership for Liberia

Fri, 05/09/2025 - 12:00

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf- Former President of Liberia

Duarzon, Margibi, Liberia/05/09/2025: Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined ranks with various Liberian civil society organizations, including the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and other international organizations, on Friday, Ma

Read more about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former Liberian President Joins SDI and Others in Speaking Against the European Union’s Proposed Cancellation of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00

Traditional council members of RiverCess welcome TF visiting delegation to the county

Citizens of RiverCess County have expressed gratitude to the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and Tenure Facility (TF).

Read more about RiverCess Citizens Rained Praises on SDI During Tenure Facility’s Visit; Call for More Funding Support to SDI

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00

Doewein community celebrate the arrival of TF delegation

Women in Dowein Clan, RiverCess County continue to break barriers as they lead on customary land governance in their communities.

Read more about Women in RiverCess Recount How SDI Helping Them to Break Barriers Around Customary Land Governance

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 12:00

Celebrating International Women’s Day @ SDI

Duarzon, Margibi County/03/07/2025: On March 8, 2025, International Women’s Day (IWD), the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) calls for concerted commitment to empowering women in land and natural resource governance.

Read more about Celebrating International Women’s Day: SDI Calls for Concerted Efforts in Empowering Women in Land and Natural Resource Governance

Wed, 02/05/2025 - 12:00

African Civil Society Organizations members from Liberia, Cameroun, Ghana, and the Republic of Congo

Monrovia, Liberia - 02/05/2025: The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), along with three other African Civil Society Organizations from Cameroun, Ghana, and the Republic of Congo, in collaboration with Fern is requesting our respective governments to

Read more about SDI and Other CSOs Call on the European Commission to Review Unilateral Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement

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