MONROVIA, January 17 (LINA) - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued Executive Order No. 68 establishing a Taskforce against the Encroachment of Beach-fronts, Waterways and Wetlands.
According to an Executive Mansion release, the Task Force will provide technical and administrative support to the Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) on encroachments on wetlands, beach and river fronts.
It will also support local authorities to ensure that citizens and residents adhere and conform to the policy and regulatory regimes aimed at managing and regulating the use and conservation of wetlands, beach and river fronts.
The taskforce, according to the release, will also report and document all violations and violators of established regulations, policies and laws and process violators for legal actions.
It will also be responsible to develop interim, immediate-to-long term policy and regulatory guidelines needed to manage wetlands, beach and river fronts, the release stated.
The body is to develop and implement programs to sensitize and raise awareness about the economic potentials and environmental implications of wetlands, beach and river fronts and submit a quarterly report to the IAC as well as outline problems, challenges and achievements of the Taskforce.
The Taskforce comprises the Chairman of the Land Commission as chair, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency as co-chair and the Ministers of Justice, Internal Affairs, Public Works, Lands, Mines and Energy and Information as members.
Other members are the Inspector-General of the Liberia Natio