jaryee victor kelgbeh chairman cfmb nimopoh
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Nimopoh Community Assembly (CA) Sinoe County Concession and Community Forestry- Nimopoh CFMB Perspective. Jaryee Victor Kelgbeh Chairman CFMB Nimopoh. Introduction -former USAID investment area. Nimopoh CA and FDA signed CFMA in 2010 CFMA covers 7,260 hectares of forested land - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Nimopoh Community Assembly (CA) Sinoe County
Concession and Community Forestry- Nimopoh CFMB Perspective
Jaryee Victor KelgbehChairman CFMB Nimopoh
Introduction -former USAID investment area
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• Nimopoh CA and FDA signed CFMA in 2010
• CFMA covers 7,260 hectares of forested land
• Golden Veroleum 1. 6 billion Concession signed into law in 2006, covers 220,000 hectares
• GVL propose land area for Nimopoh is 8,000 hectares; close to the CF site
• Huge pressure on CF as a result of GVL land take
Sinoe County – former USAID investment area
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Concession missteps…
• No prior informed consent which led to community resistance to GVL operation
• No community participation in GVL plantation development
• No recognition of CFMA or the CF management plan by County Authority and GVL
• GVL established 50 hectares nurseries with no compensation to customary land owners
Concessions and Community what is happening…
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GVL is beginning to correct missteps as a result of CFMB engagement; a good start?????
• Conducting community mapping
• Ongoing discussion between GVL and community about possible review of social agreement
• Identifying and demarcating sacred sites from concession area
• Pressure to adhere to international standards (GA,RSPO, etc…)
Current Issues• Pressure on primary forest
for farmland increasing• 50 ha. cleared for nurseries
& plantations without fair compensation
• GVL Expected to plant 8,000 hectares for operation around the CF which post serious pressure on the CF
• No recognition of the CFMA by county and GVL authority
• Overlap of GVL and CFMA terms over ownership of forest resources (Who has RIGHTS over the forest resources?)
What is the best model for Concessions and CF ?
Suggestion….
• To maintain CF and determine best land use
options• Ensure community PARTICIPATION in local and
public decision that affect the community or CF
• Recognize the existence of the CFMA and involve CFMB in land use decision making
What are the needed incentives?
• Fair Compensation for land and the use of any forest resources
• Compliance with acceptable international standards for benefit sharing and environment
• Biodiversity values from the CF• The protection of natural heritage, sacred
sites and CF