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In addition, where relevant, assessments have to consider cultural heritage and
environmental flow.
The primary goal of the policy on involuntary resettlement is to ensure that displaced
people are treated equitably, and that they share in the benefits of the project that involves
their resettlement. The Objective is to ensure that the disruption of the livelihood of people
in the project’s area is minimized, ensure that the displaced persons receive resettlement
assistance so as to improve their living standards, provide explicit guidance to Bank staff
and to borrowers, and set up a mechanism for monitoring the performance of the
resettlement programs. Most importantly, the resettlement plan (RP) should be prepared and
based on a development approach that addresses issues of the livelihood and living
standards of the displaced person as well as compensation for loss of assets, using a
participatory approach at all stages of project design and implementation.
2.5 Institutional Setup
2.5.1 The EPA
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is the national authority in charge of the
ESIA process. The EPA was founded in 2003 (MFA 2003a). The EPA will receive the
ESIA Report for checking and approval, and, once it will have approved the report, and
defined the conditions under which it is approved, it will issue the Environmental
Impact Assessment License.
The main functions of the EPA are:
1. Co-ordinate, integrate, harmonize and monitor the implementation of
environmental policy and decisions of the Policy Council by the Line Ministries,
2. Propose environmental policies and strategies to the Policy Council and ensure
the integration of environmental concerns in overall national planning;
3. Collect, analyse and prepare basic scientific data and other information
pertaining to pollution, degradation and on environmental quality, resource use
and other environmental protection and conservation matters and undertake
research and prepare and disseminate every two years a report on the state of the
environment in Liberia;
4. Encourage the use of appropriate environmentally sound technologies and
renewable sources of energy and natural resources;
5. Establish environmental criteria, guidelines, specifications and standards for
production processes and the sustainable use of natural resources for the health
and welfare of the present generation, and in order to prevent environmental
degradation for the welfare of the future generations.
6. Responsible for the provision of guidelines for the preparation of Environment
Assessments and Audits, and the evaluation of environmental permits
2.5.2 Other Institutions Involved
At a national level, in addition to the EPA, other organizations play a vital role in
environmental protection and management, particularly the, Ministry of Lands, Mines and
Energy (MLM&E), Forestry Development Authority (FDA), Ministry of Planning and
Economic Affairs (MPEA), Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Ministry of Public Works (MPW),