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Last week, the government of Sierra Leone announced that all forest logging concessions are to be suspended \u201cwith immediate effect.” This was welcomed news in a country with only 5% original forest cover remaining.<\/p>\n

In this op-ed,<\/a> Sonkita Conteh, Director of Namati Sierra Leone, writes that now “the government must work to ensure that the communities that bore the brunt of deforestation are at the fore of rebuilding our environment for the future of our nation.”<\/p>\n

Read the full op-ed, originally published by Thompson Reuters Foundation: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2OL9ZY8<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, the government of Sierra Leone announced that all forest logging concessions are to be suspended \u201cwith immediate effect.” This was welcomed news in a country with only 5% original forest cover remaining. 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