private use permit between the forestry development authority and tdrmdc august 19, 2010

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Contract Between The

Forestry 'Development

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T a r t w e h ~ D r a p o hResources Management And

Development Committee (TDRMDC)


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PRIVATE USE PERMIT CONTRACf BETWEEN THE FORESTRYDEVELOPMENT AUTHORlITY AND TARTWEH-DRAPOH RESOURCESM,4NAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITIEE (I1JRMDC) FORHARVESTING OF 33,162 HECTARES OF .'ORESTLAND LOCATED AT KPAYANDISTRICT, SINOE COUNTY, REPUBLlC OFLIDERlA

THISCONTRACTmlKIeanden1eredinlothis l ' t t ~day o f f\>l;tl{,i LOin A.D.2010, by and between the Government of Liberia, through tile orestry DevelopmentAuthority, hereinafter refem:d to as the Authority, represented by its Managing Director,Moses D. Wogbeh Sr. and the T a r t w e h ~ D t a p o hResomces Managementand DevelopmentCommittee {TDRMDC) o f Kpayan District, Siooo County, a duly registered corporation

under the Laws o f J b e r i ~hereinafter referred to as Tartweh-Drapob represented by itsChairman. T. Konwroh Wesseh and Co-Chainna.n, Brown N. Wesseh, hereinafteroollectively the Parties, hereby;

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS" the Authority is statutorily responsible for the sustainable management and useof all categories of forest res"""""';

WHEREAS, Tartweh-Dmpoh Resources Management and Development C o m m i ~{TDRMDC) of Kpayan D i s t r i c ~Sinoe County is a body elooted by the Citizens of TartwehDrapoh, Kpayan District, Since County aod given the Authority to act in its capacity ascuslodian o f . tract of i 12,537 acrcs/45,543 h


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hectares of forestland for commercial forestry, The said validation report is hereto attachedand marked Exhibit "D" to form alSQ an integra! part of this Pennit;

WHEREAS, Tartweh-Drapoh is desirous of commercializing hatvestable tree species onthe said tnlCt of remaining 33.162 hectare;;) o f land;

WHEREAS, the Authority having examined Tartweh-Drapoh's application and tberequirements of Section 5.6 of the NFRL having been met. declares Tartweh--Drapobqualified for issuance of a Private Use Permit and

NOW, THEREFORE, fur and in. consideration of the mutual promises and agreementsherein contained, the parties do hereby agree as follows:

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I. Definitions

a, Authority: The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) created by an Act ofthe Legislature on November l ~ 1976.

b, Annual Operations Plan: the plan that guides the annual operations of theHolder,,

c. Chain of Custody: the path o f custodianship followed by logs, TImber and

wood products through harvesting, tmnsport, inter:iln sturage, processing,distribution and export from source of origin in the forest to end use.i !

d. Code of Forest Harvesting Practices: a sct of standards fur environmentallysound fore::.1 use prepared by the Authority

e. Conservation: the sustainable management and protection of forest resourcesto acbieve maximum e n v i r o n m e n t a ~social, economic and scientific benefitsfor present and future generations

f. Fmestry: the science. art and practice of conservation of forest resources

g Forest Resources License: any legal instrument pursuant to which the


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k. Holder: a person who holds a vaHd fo.rost resources license

L Land OV>'llcr:a person who owns land by legal title

m.Operatar: a person harvesting or making commercial use of forest resourcesunder a fore!9.t rc"OlH't;CS license. including a person working as an employee,contractor or other agent for a Bolder.

n. P r e ~ F e l l i n gOperations; legal requirements of the Holder befure felling of togs.TIley inclnde pOsting of required performance. bond; preparation of initialWUIUal opem:tions plan and preparation of environmental impact assessment.

o. Private Use Pennit: a forcst resource license issued by the Government toallow commercial use of the forest resources on private land.

p. Public Use Permit: a forest resource license issued to extract forest resourcefrom an area less than 1000 hectares.

q ~Reforestation: the establishment of a tree plantation in a previously f o r e ~ i e darea that has been affected by cutting, fIre, Or some other act of tree removaJ.

r. Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS): the institution/company responsible

to manage the Chainof

Custody System,S. Timber Sale Contract: a short term forest resources license issued by th.e

Government for a period of three (3) years that allows a p e ~to harvesttimber from a specified t:ract of forest land.

2. Metes an d Bounds ofTarfweh-DrapoIt Available Forest Land

Tartweh Dropoh available Forest lies within Latitudes 51 '48"-5'12'36" Northof the Equator and Longitudes 8'38'24"-854'0" West of the Greenwichmeridian and it is located in Sinoe and Grand Ktu Counties-


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5,381 meters to a point (5"13'09.80"N-844'29.87"W); thence a line runs S 76"W for 1,984 meters to a point (5IZ'54.69''N-845'3Z.37''W); thence a line runsS 86" W for 630 meters to a point ( 512'53.89''N-go4S'S2.81 "W); thence a lineruns N 77 W for 1,343 meters to a point (513'03.64"N-8"46'3S.29"W);thence a line runs S 78" W for 695 meters to a point (5 12'59.05"Ng046'57.34"W); thence a lioe runs N 76 W for 1,841 meters to a point(5l3'12.59"N-847'55.68"W); thence a line runs S 42 W for 17,446 meters toa point (506'13.33"N-854'17.39"W); thence a line runs S 53 E for 14,114meters to the point of COMMENCEMENT (5"OI'34.97"N-so4S'l1.53"W);embracing 33,162 hectares of forys! land and NO MORE.

3. Ma p of Tartweh-Drapnll. F . . . . tla.d

ANALYSIS MAP OF THE VERIFICATION

. i IAnalysis Map of Tartweh Dropoh Deeded Land .145,543 Hectares in Sinoe County " r

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Deeded Land Map o f TarlV{eh Oropoh CommlWiry Forest . ~33.162 Hel:tares Lo!>ated in Sjnoe County Y '

4, Contract Objective

n. To harvest merchantable tree species from 33,162 hectares of tmct of landotherwise called the Tartweh-Drapob Forest Land

b, To engage in reforestation of the area involving indigenous speciesI i c. To create alternative uses of the tract of land after han:esting of treesi j d To create employment for abou t 250 locals of the contract area and sUITOWlding


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7. Land RenM & Stumpage Ta x

Consistent with Sec'tion 5.7(1)) of me Nation.1 Forestry Refunn La w of 2006, theCompany shall not be charged to pay land rental tax. However, stumpage shall bepaid consistent with Section 5.7 (c) of the National Forestry Rcfonn Law and alsoconsistent with Section 22(1)) of Regulation l07-()7.

8. Other Fees & GOL Tax,",

All other fees and GOL Taxes levied on the project shall be consistent with theRevenue J ... aw of Liberia lind FDA Regulation,

9. Pre-felHng Date

Before Company is certified fo r felling,. an pre-felling operations including thefollowing must be completed:

a. Posting US$50,OOO.OO parfonnance bondb. Submission of initial annual operations planc. Environmental Impaet Assessment

10. Employment

Recruitment an d employment by the Company shall be consistent with Labor J..aw o fLiberia an d International Labor Organization.

Termination

This contract shall be terminated j f the company upon notice of breach o f an y term ofthis Contract fulls to remedy said breacb within a period of (60) sixty days.

9. Force M.ajeure

In the event of force majeure, which causes either party from meeting its obligationsh i t t d h C t t h ll be d d l th f j ti
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Change, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the Convention onInternational Trade In Endangered Species and the RAMSAR Convention on WetlandManagement

II . Governing Laws

In effecting this Contract between the Corpomtion and the Authority, the relevantLaws of Liberia including but not limited to th e National Forestry Refbrm Law andregulation goverolng Chain o f Custody wil l prevail,

12, Binding ENid

This Agreement is binding on the parties. their s u c c e s s o T s ' : ' i n ~ o f f i c eas if they werephysicalJy present at execution of this instrument.

In witness w h e r e o ~we have affixed our signatures on the day alld date first mentionedabove.

For th e Authority

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Witness

Fo r Tartweh-Drapoh

T. Konwroh e s s e h l C h a i r m a n ~ T D R M O CBrown N. WessehlCa-Chainnan-IDRMDC


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6,- To repprt periodicallY'to and maintain CQJ1stant and cOntinuous, _ o o m n w n i o a t l o n , ' l I ~ s ,wKhtiibal authorities. of Tartweh and" Otapoh.

7. -To '1:ake tllie fur'p r o p e J y ~ . r e a lI':;lnd personal by gift, p u ~ c n a $ e ,devise orPequest, for :the purposes' appropriate-to.its c r e a t i O H ~an d to hold, manage,

. 'control, lease, mortgage, seN and convey the same for the benefit of theoorporatlon; and, '

8. To make', : y ~ L a w S .-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fO f the1 '. govema;'t.:e. ~ ' m a n a g e m e n tof _Itsproperty;:arn;i to tio any -other thing as'

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Th e principal office for.-the tra'nsaction of ,business Of.this corporation snail be(ocattrd in th e City o f


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The Corporation's existence ..shall begin upon the filing 'of t h e s ~A r t ~ c l e sor"~ , . , ,irlcorporation with the, MinistrY of foreign Affairs as of,.lne filing -date stated on'these Articles,

IN WITNESS WHER'EOF, We have'made', 5ub's'Cribetj- a:nd-acknowledgedthis instrument t h i s ~day ofFebl'UMy AD,2003,

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... Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate theirdeeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park

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Forestry Development Authority

P.O. Box 10-3010Elise Saliby's Compound Kappa House. Congo TOW'll

Monrovia, Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F. JohnsonActing ."fauaging Director Foresl1y Developmen t Authority . j n ~AugustioeRMJobnson

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John D. Kantor, Snr. nnA ( ) Technical Manager, R&DIFDA rr' ~ t u -/ f J ( / j J . ~

TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10, 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature of Mr. William Draper, Chainnan ofthe Board of D i r e c t o r s ~TartwehIDropoh Management Committe, requested anauthentication of a tribal deed. diagram an d location ofTartwehIDropob property situated


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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed .and authentic-ated that:

. . Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and it s, i buffer zone which is (3) three i l o m e t e r s ~'J oj. The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 0.96% or 439 hectares;. . Tartweh/Dropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h. UnivcIliity of Liberia fueest;oj> The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whie!> overlapped with the U L

forest is 26.2% or 11,942 hectares;. . The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest 'While the middle portion is wtally e g r a d e d ~. . TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85%... The I ' ecltnical dcscriptioniMetes & Bounds of T.rtwehlDropoh deeded landproperty was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgets;

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III> Th e commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is, ,

Northern 0524890.16461 and Eastern 0557630.31520 (Universal TmverseMercator) on the surfu.ce of the Earth; .i l

. , . .. The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar sspecies;

. . The area is m kilometoo; away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa & RiverCess Counties;

Recomnumdation

In view of the '\'erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by theForestry Development Authority. we herein recommend that.

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MINISTRY OF LANDS MINES & ENERGY P. O.BOX 109024

1000 MONROVIA 10, LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA TEL.: (231)226.858, FAX: (231) 226281

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Hon. Moses D. Wogbeb, Sr. MonagingDirector Forestry Development Aulhority (FDA) Monrovia, Liberia

Dear Mr. Monaging Director.

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