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The NGO Coalition of Liberia, representing over 25 civil society organizations in the forest and natural resource sector, has petitioned His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., to defer the endorsement and signing of Liberia’s Draft Carbon Market Policy. 

The Coalition acknowledges the Government’s efforts on climate action but raises concerns about limited stakeholder consultation, particularly the insufficient inclusion of forest-dependent communities and civil society actors in the validation process. 

Through the imposition of targeted sanctions, the international community has demonstrated its concern over the threat Liberia poses to regional security. Despite recent overtures, this threat is still real: Liberia continues to support the rebels of the Revolutionary United Front, and continues to import armaments in contravention of the sanctions.

The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) is a legally binding trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and timber-exporting countries.