Location: Liberia
Management Engineering Technologies International Inc. (METI), in support of the US Forest Service Office of International Programs (USFS/IP), is seeking to recruit a full-time Liberia Timber Trade Advisor to support in-country implementation of a new anti-timber trafficking program.
Background
In recognition of the serious threats posed to people and the environment by the illegal harvest and trafficking of timber, Liberia has enacted high-level policies to curtail the flow of illegal timber from their territories (e.g., engagement under the voluntary partnership agreement with the EU). However, despite these political commitments, evidence points to a continued, healthy, volume of timber trafficked through and out of Liberia. In addition to being illegal, the level of harvest of targeted high-value species, is highly unsustainable, and negatively impacts local communities who depend on the forests and intact ecosystems, for their livelihoods.
As part of the response to address timber trafficking in Liberia, the USFS has been requested to provide technical and logistical support to strengthen the capacity of in-country stakeholders to achieve their policy objectives. In partnership with national government and non-governmental actors, the USFS will implement activities in Liberia focused on the following objectives:
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