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

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

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

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

On Cusp of Climate Negotiations, European Union (EU) to Axe Successful Forest Trade Treaties with African Nations

Despite challenging context of poverty, climate change, rising debt and a Europe distracted by conflicts elsewhere, Cameroon and Liberia taking heroic steps to protect their forests and share forest benefits with local communities

MONROVIA, LIBERIA (7 November 2024): As the international COP29 climate talks begin in Baku, Azerbaijan next week, the European Union has suddenly decided to cut its support for forest trade treaties – called Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT)

SDI Trains Community Leaders, Local Authorities and Others in Customary Land Formalization, Financial Reporting in RiverCess County

Participants photo at the training

The Community Land Project Program (CLPP) of the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) has conducted a day-long capacity-building training for 32 local authorities, traditional leaders (paramount chiefs, clan chiefs, and general town chiefs), ICC, women and youth leaders, and

SDI and Partners Supported Communities Received US$200k from Bea Mountain following Legal Battle

SDI and Partners Supported Communities Received US$200k from Bea Mountain following Legal Battle

Korniga “B’ Authorized Forest Community (AFC) in Gbarpolu County supported by the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) through its Forest Governance Program (FGP) along with other partners has received US$200,000 as a result of the legal battle against Bea Mountain Mining Co

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