Stakeholder involvement in implementation of this Agreement
Article 16
1. Pursuant to the National Forestry Reform Law of Liberia related to participatory management of forest resources, Liberia shall ensure that the implementation and monitoring of this Agreement are done in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including industry, civil society, local communities and other people dependent on forests. Stakeholders shall participate via existing forest governance structures and by membership of a national body to be established pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. Liberia shall establish a national committee to monitor implementation of this Agreement, made up of representatives of relevant Government agencies and other relevant stakeholders. 3. The Union shall hold regular consultations with stakeholders on implementation of this Agreement, taking into account its obligations under the 1998 Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters.