A move by Liberia to open up oil palm concessions to the timber market is riling conservationists who say this could give logging companies a big loophole around forest protection regulations.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/proposed-sale-timber-palm-oil-concession-sparks-alarm-liberia
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/mongabay
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/liberia
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/palm-oil
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/timber-smuggling
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa