Global Witness (London)
29 January 2008
Whilst illegal loggers are threatening Sierra Leone’s few remaining forests, including the Outamba-Kilimi National Park, a turf war is being waged between key government departments tasked with tackling such issues. Global Witness is calling on new President Ernest Bai Koroma to bring much needed direction and law enforcement to Sierra Leone’s forest sector in order to prevent ...
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What happened to the forest rangers we had before? Is that unit still existing? Enpower the department that is responsible for forestry to hig and pay rangers well so that in turn if the rangers fail to do their job, we could set an example on them by locking them up without pay. Just ensure that responsible persons are hired as rangers.