By Garmah Lomoh|Contributor
The Liberia Media Center with Support from the Multi stakeholders Forest Governance Project is conducting a four-Day Workshop for Journalists in Monsterrado, Margibi and Bomi Counties.
The four days Workshop is the third County Reform Forest Reporting Training for Media workers across the country under the auspices of the Multi stakeholders Forest Governance Accountability Project to enable them have in-depth knowledge of things that Constitute Forest Reporting, Ensuring Gender and social inclusion, Transparency and Accountability.
During the training, Reporters will be acquainted with the Voluntary Partnership Agreement VPA signed between the Government of Liberia, the European Union, and the FLEGT to ensure legal compliance in the timber trade in Liberia especially Between Liberia and Europe.
The Four Days Training will create linkages between Forest stakeholders, the Community and the Relavant Government Agencies.
The Training also intends to have exclusive session on Global Pandemic to bring Journalists up to speed with basic facts about the Virus, Preventive Mechanisms and types of the messages to be aired for Public.
Over 18 Journalists from various Media Institutions the News public trust Newspaper,KMTV,Ok FM ,Turth FM, Fabrics FC 101, Herriagte Newspaper, Front-page Africa in Montosrreado and Gbarpolu.
According to Francis Brewer one of the Program Director at Liberia Media Center ,the workshop is intended to build the and strength the Capacity of Liberian Journalists to develop interest in Forest Reporting.
He said the Project will last for three years and Journalists have also been trained in Buchana,Grand Bassa and Ganta Nimba Counties on the County Reform Forest Reporting Training.
Also Speaking during the Occasion Mr. Aothnany Vanwan, the workshop is meant for Liberian Journalists to grow interest in the Forest sector but called on Journalists to focus their attention in Reporting on Forest matter and stop running behind press conferences, and donation stories.
The MFGAP Communication Officer Said monitoring and evaluation project head wondered why many concession companies are adhering to it’s social responsibilities to various Communities but yet still it is not benefiting the communities.
In a brief remark, Mr. Vanwan said if Journalists can develop their interest in Reporting on Forest matter, if hold stakeholders Responsible and accountable.
Mr. Aonthany Vanwan Said ,” I know it’s is not easy working but in Liberia base on Passion but let’s create interest in Reporting on Forest in Liberia and I’m glad that you all have gathered here to participate in this training
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