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According to a Global Witness report, the plan, which uses money promised in 2014 by Norway to save Liberia's forests, includes much needed support for communities who want to manage their forests. But the report says if Liberia is to successfully turn the page on a history of destructive logging, it must also make good on pledges to investigate illegal contracts and ensure communities' right to free, prior, and informed consent. Liberia contains some of West Africa's best remaining rainforest and an estimated half of the country's population is dependent upon forests for their livelihoods. [Source: The New Dawn Liberia]
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