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RNPUBLIC OF LN}ERL\J MONTSI]RRADO COU\l'Y)

?RN'ATE IISE PORIIII]' CONTR{(]T BITWEE\ TTII }ORISIRY DE\ELOPMENT AU'TIOFII'TY AND TFE TEO}I"E OF CAMPWOOD/
GIIEEGBAEN DISTRICT. GRAND BASSA COUNTI. I]OR 'I'H !] EARVOS'I NiC OF 5I.472 EE(]IARfS OF TORISTI-AND

lru\.o\lk{. t noa d op rrJ I o., /L o l ot /i, AD 2oll, by and betwee! n Goremmeni ol Ubeia, throu!:h

Devclopme r Aurhoriry, hereinaner ielered to as Managing Dirctr. Moses D wogbeh Sr, dd $e Peofle olc2mpwood-? Gheegbahn Dhrid ! 28, Ga d Ba$a Count), herei aicr rciired {o as C,np*ood/ Gheeabahn rep.esented by hs Develothent Chairn!. Jellc^on Z.egbeh, Emineni Elder Rev S W Saudy (ahn, Elder Daniel G M.B King, Eldcr Isaac wletya, Elder Robefi Cborgd and. Pdanount Chiea Kerkula Gbmga Bolue, hreinalier collectively callcd th. Panics,

'he b! lhe Anthorilv, .epreseored

Foresry iis

use

IVIIDREAS. dc Authoft} is staruio.iLy rcsponsible lor the surainable nanasenenr and olall callories of lo'es resouces.

WEDREAS, ihe People olCampwood/ Ghcegbahn Disticl de ltifrate oue. ola trad of lore$land .f21,1,060 dc,eVllC,9l0 hectarcs bV !irtue olinheritdnce tlTougn a leeiiinare rurchase FoF the Replblic oa Liberial

lar r ,-J,' -)Oid ol ..,i0\.FD".J '\nkl ro.,:io oo !r1d'lr'c,',r'alP !di. q o l. 'aOrobe,An r" a1oooo. oor''" oLiop id gidue '
WFEREAS, by vinuc

ol

Secrion

6 (d) (') ol lhc Nario.al ro.e$ry Relom

King. in proololosneship ofrhe subje.r lncl ofland herelo atached and darked E:hibit A to lorn a cogenr pan ollhis Permit:

ollresidenr Charles

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WEIDRIAS, in tuiibe. lerificarion ol the subjecl propeny. the Miihtry olLands, Mines & l.eynnaly giv$ authendcatio. and vcnlcstio.rothc said canpwood/ cheegbahn Deed througn a lener Lnder the sigmtur. of Acling Arskrmt Minisier Mdwell CI Circe Atached aho is the slid verification lencr mdked Exhibn B to fom a. inlegral

WruREAS, lalidarion ofdr trca in kccping vith SccrioD 5 6 (d) (ii) ol$e NlRr aid Sation 6l of FD-{ Rcguldion 102-0? sho*s thal the eid ract ollaid is sunable lor comnerciai forestry Said validari.n repon n hereto arached ed mrked Exhibil C ro lom aho an intcsml pal1olrlis coftact;

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the Aurhonryhavine exmincd Caspsood/ Checgbrhn\ aPlication dd the requnements.l S.cl,on 5.6 ollhc Natioml Foresrr] Reiom I-a* hdving b.cn met, dccldcs CnBpF0od/ Cbceghhn qudined for is$rmce ola Privrie Use Pdmil tial h a company o. corPration td cdrv olt allow n enter into contractut ag*emed commBrcid o' aPricullxral dctiviriesl

\lHiiRItAS.

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NOW. TImREFORE. lor and in ..nsid.Etion ol ihc nuiraL promises heren, codanrcd, the p.ni.s do hereby agGc as lollo*s:

dd

agreenents

a Alrhoiry: l he Fosrry DcveloPment Afthorny (fDA) !llhe Loehlatue on Novcmber I, l9?6 b ,\nnFl
Operarnr.s Pldn thd

crared bv

Aci

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Fld

Ihat gu,d.s the

hnn.l operiiilns ollhc

c. Chain oacD$odyr ihe pathofcustodi ship followed b! locs.Timbered

dist ibution d.

'vlC JL.'.tuo I me"id.lfu\por'intf,n ^"!oroe i. oriein in lhe loresr b cnd use

dd cxpon li.d
sourc
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(sdLtr.cs 10

shirv. mdinur entnormenral

sosial, econonic and

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Re$udcs Licensei ary leeal instrlncnl pusutu1 to which $e Idthorig allo{s d pdsoni subje.t r. specined coqditions lo extaci foresr fsouEes or naJG orher Froduclivc dd sNlainjble Ne ol lorc$ land. This includes Foro$ ndagedcrl Contrr6, fimberSale Conlracls. Forst Use Pemrn tud lrilatc Use Pennn

Flrcsd dr a mcr of lmd, including is iloru ad launa capable oI prcdu.ing aore$ .es,dccs. .r ldd set 6ide li,. thc purpose .l foresur-.. iur nol ;cluding ldd in pemme.r s.nlcnerh dnd lmd tnar h6 bcen in
long Lem usc for non shifting cdhivation oa croFs or nising

lilc$ock

FoEst

Poduct dy matcrial or

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denvcd lron forest resouces

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a

foresul coniacr whicn colers

50.000 400,000hechs silhdlr:tionoll*dnq five(25)_v.ds

person who iolds a aalid

ltu

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ot

foft$ res.urces liccbc

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aIJ.*on !yh. oMs lddby lesd tillc

Operaror: rsodccs

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a leaon hNeniig or n.Iing cormcr.ial $e of hresl ud.r d Lresl Fsomcs li.cnse, including a person working!s
conr.icror or

otier4e

for a

lloldc.

n lE leUins Opcntions

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lceal reqdrc.r.nh oilhe Ilolder beforc folli.g ol 'Ihey posling logs include olrqDiEd l)erlomacc bond; t.cFBtion 01' inidin dnnal opciations plm md prcpdation .f envircmdrat imF,cr

o Priv.le

Usc Pcdrit: a foresr asourcc licnse issued br the Covcmhedr lo oltoa comme..ial ue ol lhe li)tusr ftsorces on privalc ldld

r lublic Use lemil:

a foresl resource license GsDcd to exlrict lbrsst

less

Esoure fron ar dea

tbd

1000 hectucs.

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r. Socieic cencralc d. Sweill&rcc ISGS): rhc Ntirutio./compmt .esF.sibleb mdage thc(lhair ol Ctr{ody System

Timber Sdle Co.iraci: ! shod rm liresi resources licelsc issu.d b drr Covennnenl lbr a pedod ol drEe (l) yeds L\ai auols a lJefon t hNest timbcr frod a specincd aad of lore$ ldd

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th.nce a ine runs S 40' ! 1or 8,006 !tct$ to a Flinr;ihelce a line tus S 72. E ! line runs S ?8' L lor 4,719 nerds ro a poi iden.erlnremrS60"!lor11,676 neters io ihe poir o! rne said lohr Rivffr tlcnce a tine run! along the Saini J.hn River in &e No.then diEciion for 30,49i netes to tle poinl dr comrencancii. Gonnunce of the Z.r crek a.d rhe Saint John ldvet e'lhraciie 2?'t.060 acres rf land {rd No

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rre s@FE3Gl:! ggrgEE! El ,Ei r!:E!l l{iilqEl6l-':r.1ts

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Tne bound y line commences.l the conflueDce of th. Zor dd lne Sainr JolD tuler: lhc Nofihcd dnccdo. lor 2l,l02 nctcE io drence a line runs alolg the Zor River a lonrtt l|encc a line runs N 65" W for 7-453 met$ to apdinr;thence a line Ms S 27' w fo.:1,270 hr* to a poinrr deDce a line ms S 61" E lbr 5,218 neleN to a poinr: thence a lile S 27" !r' lor 4,690 nctcn ro a pointi ihence a line rds S 60' w 8,299 nelers to a ponrtr thence a Ilne runs N 66' w for i 1,781 Dete$ a poinr: lhence a line runs N35" E Lr,1.29t mete6 to the Foinl. thence a tine N

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,lS"Wforll,l49nererstoapoinrS L7'wlorl,404ddrdst{)apoinr,thcnccalinc Iu S 25' w 1br 17.525 me1e6 to a poinr thence a line runs S 40'E for 8,006
nelcis to
a

us

point: rhencc a line runs S 72o

runs S 26' w for 8,s32 mele6 ro a poinlr

for 1.567 netds to s toifr therce a line thence d lin tus N 66" E Lr 16,634

Ptg

ncrers to lbe poinr on lhc Sainl John Riverr drence a line ros along thc Sr. John Rnr in the Nodhem dnecrion lor 11,511 meles to rbe loinr ol conmenceDed (.onnxence of the Zor dd L\e Saint J.hn tuled, enbrucing 1??.139 tcrcs or lmd

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b.

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10 hNest nerchmtabte tree sFccies ft.m 51 4?2 hecdes !l tacl ol lmd ofiesise called Lhe CdpRood/ Oheegb4 Forcst Lad Toe car.inrelorcsationol inc mainvolvi.g ndigenous specrer 'lo cedc allemative uscs of the tiact ol ldd alier hd.stnrg ol teesr To create etrrplotDenL tor abour :lO0 or moE lo.ak oa nre contnct dca ad snrounding toMs sd villlgcs. ln order t) inlc cne in thc welfre oflltr citizeDs ol CmpMod' Gbegbdn dd to aid in Pove$y educiion in Iie Distnc! C@pw.odr Cheebm udelt*e lo .ausc the tbltowins 10 bc dorc: G) Connrud $hools. {b) di c, (. ) narket buildinc, (d) E.onditioning dd coNrructiln or lacdeL roadr dd (d) Provide teniay sdhola6hiPs lor soms lualitied cirizns . r Ghcegbam

5.

Co.lra.i Durrtion

The conhcl uhich by definirion is an l'MC bv

litu.

of ns

si^

shall be ro'

Ch!in olCuslodY SYsren

ln LeeDi-

,- r or 'Oe I L". "' "u8l]- of dis conld'{ lhe 5vsleo apptr duine the lile dd inplen.lbtion
e;i;lished ior the tackIe or logs, imber
o

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or 1''rvo 'o\or i i6dd

so

ooi o o cier nr'' ....,",. ' .,,^.' -n.e'Sur br '':'lr"e! q'p.r' o otu. provided lor bl section I2 (:li !a lLc Clhain ol Cu{.dl Svsten iudagene't
Lrnd Rc'hl & StuhpageTlr ..nrisienr silh Scctio. 5 Tltl of

od

No.d prcduca noD rores ro

n.se IJ Lomor..dlloo.o..sle ' ar.rd e dtq nolfere r ' om. I as dd ol. .r or t-, r:,n :-er.o, ' --.." with 22(b) or RegularioD 107 07

the

Nalio.al Fores!-a Relom

a$ ol 2006, the

;onsnhr

sedion

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Olhc. Fces

& GOl Ttres

prolecr shrlt be consisieni

Tu.s

leried

o. &.

*ith

the

Beiorc CoFlanY is cdified for lallins,

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pE reui4 oPrations including lne

lollovine

nur

bc conlleted:

a. P.$ins US$50,000 0O PcrfodaDcb'nd h submhsbn .f initial mMl op.ralions plan Llnvironmenbl lmpact Asscssnent

EdploYde'i
Recnritnent md emplovdcnL bv the Comld] shall be I xs ollibe.iaod l.tenaiondl I ibor Lhga'jzal io 0

"nside'l

widr ribor

Lcl rtd. $

.fuhr a.ntrr\l tr

rcquRd

ilLhe clmpm) dpon nori'e s ro remed\ sf,'d breJ.h Grhi R ntf,'d

b) dv

l!

F.rcc N'Iaieu.e

pan] from neerins ns rhe eldnl o! torce najere, whilh cau*s enher suirendcd as long as lhe lnrce obligations herein stated. rhc Conftcl shdll be

l.

Du! sI!3!c
manxains e'Gomcntal qtralitv of Tbe r\ulho;N shdl e.sue that the Cornpa'v Libena arr other condnioni mnsisle.' wnh the C.dc ol HNesi.s Practices lo include: Waier couse Fmleciio! lronun ore].nLion I b) d' po de p;

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Wdrldd Mmagemenl

dre relcvdt In ellectinr tlis Conuacl betken rhe Co.poralion dd the Fo{stv Ref'm Law LlE olLibeio i.cludins bur tut limited b rne NarionJ ^uinorilv prcvail ed rcaulaiion solemins chain ofCustodvwill

12 llis

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Agreenent is bindins on the p.nies then sdcce$o6 wer phlsically ptusml dd ereculed rhis agfeme.t

innficc

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ln witness whEol

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Fore$ !hn,gene.r comditc

(TMc) Gtmkon strrutory Disirid m .E'GnId Bsss Counry

rofdr

Development

Au$oriq (FDA)

Elle SalibyCo'npound, Cong.

Tom

RE: RIOUEST IOR

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LAND USE PERMII

-6 vithiu Gl.kor sbiuto'tr Dstr'c! we ths cnizcns .f6heegbBhn Administaiio' Dnticl #2 Gmnd a 6e Counq, represenbd b, o ur c ir il ai d nadniolal lcddoG Elde$ chiefs, zo's voutns ODiiioo leadec d;d rhe Gheegbrals Disliicr Developmenl A$ociation (6HEDA) lDc' hG c;mmei@d nesotiarions sith d; comparies for lne exftciio! loss rrom on' oheegbfthn disfict
n whoil ro Eli.quhh all igltrs and Pivileses to Pders under the atuee'nent wc flecrrres rci ivities on 49.9 99 on tu ll loggii puQose .f carryins 3 neSolidior s re ;ending ror the
reolesi drai rhe FDA smb tlr distict a Private L'nd Use ?enn i! (PUP) mdei Ioresq: Lae ol the Republic ol Liberia, to sive larhcs, d]e authoriarion to itb lolgire activities in ihe comnurirv lorcn

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cotunencemrrstarhng poid so as ro enable

s propcdy $tuared a.d lv,ng NonhemCra.d Ba$a Cou ry r\ leam ol techmcia s tionr rhc FDA was mandared ro v6i1 CdmDsood chcelh,nh

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,oo,9, d,ultiple uses ol thc are!, rypes of vegerarior and tivelnnod of cofrh,;trv d;|e;
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Io \iex .r lh. ve.ia.ation lnd ..afirJ.arioo or lhese d.(ments bv the torcnn Derelopnor luth..it! tuuphd wtrh ou. gound rtut|joq E hdeD id.,r,,,,,";

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