Final Appendix to Board's Report to the President

APPENDIX A Page | 1 POINTS RAISED BY THE NGO COALITION AND FDA MANAGEMENT RESPONSE

S/N NGO Coalition Allegations FDA Senior Management’s Board’s Comments on Allegation Response & Response 1 The primary pre-allocation This statement is false and misleading. We as a While the Board observes that there are ten (10) requirement was determined by the professional institution have always been core regulations governing the commercial use Senior Management of the FDA and is meticulous in all of our activities in keeping of the forest resources there isn’t a definite vulnerable to abuse. The PUP’s with the NFRL and Regulations. The dictates of regulation governing the issuance of PUPs. operators are not pre-qualified to Section 5.6 of the NFRL regarding the issuance Without such a regulation the awarding is operate PUPs as required by the of PUP are always strictly followed. Also in vulnerable to abuse. However to clearly NFRL; keeping with our OATH of Administration, we establish whether or not an abuse has occur never will falter or violate the LAW (NFRL) by there a need to carry out a compliance audit. approving a Holder who is not pre-qualified to The Board has mandated Senior Management manage a PUP. The records in our possession to begin the process of having such a further authenticate our statement and regulations done. professionalism. 2 The FDA appears to be using the PUP This is a re-statement of your opinion that Ordinarily the using of PUPs as a shortcut to as a shortcut to allocating concessions though provided for by the NFRL, concessions allocating concessions should not happen. should not be established resultant of a PUP but PUPs are issued only on private land to the land rather TSC or FMC. AS stated, the IMCC only owner or someone who has a written has jurisdiction over concessions acquired permission from the land owner to undertake through public bidding wherein its (IMCC) the commercial use while FMCs & TSCs are decision to declare a winner is informed by the issued on public land. However the spark in Report of the Concessions Bid Evaluation Panel the surge of PUP’s issuance without any and Due Diligence Committee. increase in the issuance of FMCs & TSCs raises a concern. Since the management of

FDA has in its possession a map clearly identifying the locations of all PUPs as well as one identifying the locations of all FMCs & TSCs, these two maps will be superimposed as Page | 2 part of the compliance audit in order to clearly establish whether this accusation is true or not. The limitation of the existing regulations seems to provide a loophole that can be exploited. 3 The status of most of the forestlands On the approval of every PUP, we have been The Authority issued PUPs based on deeds being allocated under PUP is unclear, cautious of the Section 5.6 (d) (i) which verified by Ministry of Lands, Mines & some are said to be owned by provides: “ The Authority shall attest to a Energy. We however tend to agree with the individuals while the majority is said Private Use Permit only if the Applicant is the NGO Coalition that there need to be put into to be owned by communities. There is land owner or the applicant has written place a mechanism for the independent no mechanism for independent permission from the land owner to undertake verification of status of these lands prior to the verification of the tenure status of the commercial use…………………”. This is a fully acceptance of same. This should be ‘private’ forest land nor is there an warning that before the PUP is granted the addressed under the regulations and guidelines open consultation or any complaints ownership of the forest land area must be that are to be established. mechanism; established by a valid deed and the metes and bounds embedded therein certified by the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy. 4 The FDA appears to be using the Again this is a fallacy! The number of A careful look into this seems to point to the Community Rights Law in some Community Forestry Licenses issued contained fact that this accusation has some merits within instances as a base for allocating land masses less than 49,000 hectares in it. Due to the lack of its own regulations and PUPs, even though the CRL does not keeping with the Community Rights Law guidelines, PUPs’ issuance seems somehow provide for PUPs; (CRL). In this case, no deeds are required similar to the issuance of CFMLs however except for the formation of Community there are no facts to ascertain that Senior Assembly, Community Forest Management Management is deliberately doing so. Body and the preparation of a simple Forest Management Plan which we consider as part of the pre-felling requirements.

In no case have we issued (PUP)’s on community land areas.

5 Given the level of discretionary The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) We fully agree with Senior Management, since authority the Senior Management has between the European Union and Liberia on the VPA should be in compliance with the laws in the allocation of PUP it contravenes Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and of this country, it is the VPA that is faulty and Principle #2 of the Voluntary Trade on Timber Products into the European needs correction. A letter will be written to the Page | 3 Partnership Agreement (VPA); Union (FLEGT) was developed by all Parties joint implementation committee of the VPA within the context of the Liberian Laws. The requesting said correction be made. NFRL at Sections (5.3, 5.4, 5.5 & 5.6) accounts for four licenses (permits) respectively FMC, TSC, FUP & PUP. The fifth license as enacted by the National Legislature is the Community Rights License. Therefore the omission of a PUP as one of the contracts or permits under the Principle Two (2) [Forest Allocation] of the VPA Legality Definition is a violation of the NFRL. Notwithstanding, despite its (VPA) initialing by the Parties, same has not been ratified by the National Legislature. Therefore there is a room for amendment to include PUP as a Contract/Permit to be covered under Principle (2) of the VPA Legality Definition. 6 Pre-felling requirements of Regulation Except proven otherwise, it is difficult to The verification of this will be done during the 105-07 are not being applied to the comprehend that the Forest Venture and the compliance audit. PUPs; Atlantic Resources have harvested logs without fulfilling all pre-felling requirements. Before any log is felled, we ensure a complete checklist of pre-felling requirements including Annual Operations Plan, Management Plan, and Environmental Impact Assessment is certified before the issuance of a Harvesting Certificate. We have always been careful on implementation of these requirements. 7 Some logging companies, for example For clarity on the allegation of illegal harvesting According to records available to the Board Atlantic Resources Ltd., that are of trees by Atlantic Resources we provide this only Atlantic falls within this category. At the

owing forestry taxes and who have not information. The Atlantic Resources is Holder time of the granting of the PUPs Atlantic was fully met the requirements for of FMC “P” located in Grand Kru County. The delinquent in its payment arrangement with the harvesting from their existing FMC concession is closer to the Port of Harper which Ministry of Finance but since then the payment concessions are already harvesting has limited capacity for shipment of huge schedule has been regularized. Page | 4 timber from PUPs; volume of timber and timber products. It is against this backdrop that Atlantic is constructing a major highway under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Works from Sinoe to Grand Kru to be able to access Timber and timber products from its concession to the Port of Greenville which has a bigger capacity. The road construction passes through the University of Liberia Forest. This construction project is being undertaken by the acquiescence of the University of Liberia Authority, the local county authorities (Sinoe and Grand Kru) and the local community dwellers.

By regulation, undertaking such a major road construction outside of your concession, an allowance of forty (40) chains on both sides of the road is permitted. Merchantable harvestable trees felled during the process are owned by Atlantic after having compensated the University of Liberia. Said trees covered under the Chain of Custody System are intended to defray the expenses incurred by the Management of Atlantic Resources Limited.

This multi-million dollar construction project nearly at completion stands to benefit not only the Atlantic Resources but the entire citizenry of

Liberia who will shortly be greatly relieved of the huge burden of travel suffered under long, dangerous and hazardous road conditions. 8 Since land rental is not assessed on The statement herein is completely Since the land in question is private land the Page | 5 PUP, Government is losing significant contradictory and paradoxical to the long time GoL cannot access land rental on private land. amount of revenue; advocacy of the Civil Society that all lands in It is the private land owners who receives rental the Republic belong to the people. Consistent for his/her property. It is therefore the lessee with Sections 5.3 (b) (ii) and 5.4 (b) (ii) of the who pays the rent of the leased property from NFRL, (FMC)’S and (PUP)’S are only possible the private land owners that should withhold all on public lands duly validated. Our action on payments made on the rent payments due the the issuance of the acreage of PUP herein stated private land owner. The Government is to also is based on Section 5.6 of the NFRL; the receive land tax in this case. formalities of the National Forest Management Strategy having carefully been fulfilled.

Your misinterpretation of Section 5.6 is either unconscientiously or rather conscientiously done out of bad faith that all lands in the Republic should be public and therefore can only be acquired either by an FMC or TSC as a result of competitive bidding. We must refresh your memory that during our first allocation of (TSC)’S and (FMC)’S, there was an outcry from civil society organizations, of which the NGO Coalition is a part, that the FDA had contravened the NFRL by granted these licenses on private lands. Even though these allegations were false and misleading, we resolved to issuing private licenses (PUP)’S to an individual or group of individuals whose title deed(s) to his/their forest land(s) was/were validated and authenticated by the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy. It must now be

demonstrated that the people for whom the NFRL was enacted to benefit realize the intent of the amendment of the Old Forestry Laws which arbitrarily establish concessions without Page | 6 the participation and consent of the forest dependent communities. 9 The FDA’s Management is We challenge this statement. Except not The NGO Coalition never proved this to us withholding information meant for requested for by a written communication, the during their meeting with us. We are however public consumption; and applicant has always been furnished with every open to review any proof that may be presented information or documentation requested. to us as this is bordering on the violation of the Freedom of Information Act that has been passed and signed into law. 10 The number of PUPs up to present is A PUP is issued after an applicant complies We fully agree that the number of PUPs that alarming; with the procedures and requirements as found have been issued is alarming; especially the in Section 5.6 of the NFRL number that was issued in 2011. The Boar d has place a moratorium on the issuance of any additional PUPs.

APPENDIX B

Page | 7 POINTS RAISED BY THE ANONTMOUS AUTHOR AND FDA MANAGEMENT RESPONSE

S/N Anonymous Leaflet FDA Senior Management’s Board’s Comments on Allegation Allegations Response & Response 1 Land Given to Companies for Future These allegations are baseless, misleading and This allegation will be further investigated as Carbon Trade unfounded in that the FDA has never colluded part of the compliance audit. with companies to issue PUP for the purpose of conserving said concessions for future carbon benefits. Specific mentions were made of Alpha Logging, Atlantic Logging or Southeast Resources.

a. The Alpha Logging

The Alpha Concession (FMC-A) was long awarded before the proposal of the Carbon Harvesting Corporation (CHC). Therefore the statement not being supported by facts is false and misleading only intended to besmear our hard earned character.

b. The Atlantic and Southeast Resources

The Southeast Resources does not have any

concession but the Atlantic Resources is busily constructing roads and bridges in the Southeast for easy facilitation of logs to the Port of Greenville which is in a state of disrepair. Presently, the Page | 8 Atlantic Resources has about 30,000 cubic meters of logs stockpiled at the Port of Greenville for shipment.The company has brought in huge quantities of earth moving equipment prepared for large scale logging. After overcoming much of the hurdles of bad roads, we can be assured that for this logging season, Government stands to make positive gains in revenue.

Can one who is resolved to doing carbon trade be in the business of felling trees and also investing in heavy logging equipment? 2 No Community License has Been As stated supra, this statement is also dismissible This allegation is completely false as there are Issued by our assertion which names a number of documents to show that Management has issued community licenses that have been issued. Please a total of seven (7) CFMLs and was in the see again Exhibit “I” above. process of issuing another six (6) CFMLs when the Board put a moratorium. 3 PUP has no Land Rental Benefit to This exception is sanctioned by the NFRL at This allegation is moot because GoL isn’t in the Government Section 5.7 (b) which states: “……. The Authority process of taken land rental from private land. shall not assess land owners or Holders of Private Use Permits, area based land rental fees.” The authority can access stumpage and all other GOL’s related fees as would be accessed on public land. The framers of the NFRL opined that it is unjust to tax the indigenous land owners who long suffered alienation during the mandate of the Old Law. 4 PUP Replaces 60 Percent of Land From research and documents presented in proof The compliance audit will clearly show the Identified as Potential FMC of land ownership, it can now be concluded that merits or demerits of this allegationor not.

more than 80% of the land mass of Liberia are legitimately owned by the people. The instances enumerated above suggest that most of the FMC’S and TSC’S are committed on Private lands. Page | 5 9 PUP Wrongfully Issued in the Name This allegation is due to ignorance of the Law that Pups can be issued to communities once the of Communities private land owners could be an individual or communities hold a genuine deed. However to group of individuals. Is it not a fact that deeds can determine whether it was wrongfully issued to be owned by a group of individuals? Therefore communities will be verified by the compliance forest community dwellers could either be audit. possessed with a deed or not. In the first instance a PUP can be issued and in the later case a community license can be issued. 6 The Alpha Logging /Southeast & These three companies are not consolidated but The documents made available to us show that Atlantic Resources Own 700,000 are three distinct and different companies. the Atlantic Resources Ltd alone holds a Hectares Lying Idle Over Four Years Therefore the statement that the three companies forestland cover of 965,040 hectares which is own 700,000 hectares is untrue. Alpha has about distributed mainly over the various counties in 120,000 hectares between Bopolu and Lofa the southeast. This forestland includes one (1) (FMC-A), while Atlantic has about 130,000 FMC and eighteen (18) PUPs. These will be hectares between Sinoe and Grand Kru Counties further investigated. On the question of whether (FMC-P). We restate that the Southeast Resources or not the various concessions that are held by does not have any concession. Alpha and Atlantic are idle will be verified by the audit. There are however safe catch within The Alpha and Atlantic Concessions are not idle the concession agreement that if followed to the but rather are directing intensive capital letter will tend to safe guide the Government investments toward road and bridge constructions from any major losses due to inactiveness on in the subject respective contract areas to meet up the part of the various companies. with all pre-felling requirements before harvest and shipment. 7 FDA Arrange MOU With People and The FDA is never in the business of arranging This allegation will be probe during the Companies for the Control of Signed MOU between people and companies for the compliance audit. PUP’S control of signed PUP’S. Like social agreements, the terms and conditions are arranged exclusively between the preferred pre-qualified companies

and the people. The said MOU is later endorsed by the FDA.

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APPENDIX C Page | 11 PRIVATE USE PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY MANAGEMENT

No Type Contract Type Area (ha) Location Duration Effective Status . 1 PUP 2 Geetroh Community Forest Management 22,831 Sinoe 11 years April 23, 2010 Not Active Organization (GECFMO) 2 PUP 4 People of Karluway #1&2 28,847 Maryland 17 years August 31, 2010 Not Active 3 PUP 5 People of Trenbo District 14,089 Grand Kru August 2010 Not Active 4 PUP 6 People of Bolloh, Dorbor and Fenetoe 15,604 Grand Kri Not Active 5 PUP 7 People of Thiene District/Tiehnpo Community 11,193 River Gee Sept. 1, 2010 Not Active 6 PUP 9 People of Zota District 39,018 Bong Not Active 7 PUP The People of Dobli Clan 8,078 Bong 4 years, 8 months January 4,2011 Not Active 11 8 PUP The People of Zodua Section 11,324 Grand Cape Mount 7 years January 10, 2011 Not Active 12 9 PUP The People of Zulo Clan 23,306 Bong 14 years January 4, 2011 Not Active 13 10 PUP The People of Lorla Clan 13,636 Bong 8 years January 4, 2011 Not Active 14 11 PUP Monica Cooper /Margibi County 203.2 Fuama Dist., Margibi Not Active 15 12 PUP 8 Lower & Upper Jloh District 36,509 Grand Kru 22 years August 1,2012 Not Active 13 PUP The People of Doe’s Chiefdom 29,263 Doe Chiefdom, Nimba 25 years January 17, 2011 Not Active 16 14 PUP The People of Kokoyah 21,549 Bong 13 years May 23, 2011 Not Active 17 15 PUP The People of Cavalla District 38,956 Cavalla District, Grand 23 years June 15, 2011 Not Active 18 Gedeh 16 PUP The People of Doedian District 49,394 Doedian District, 30 years June 15, 2011 Not Active

19 Upper Rivercess 17 PUP The People of Gbeapo-Thiepo District 63,287 Gbeapo-Thiepo 25 years June 15, 2011 Not Active 20 District, River Gee 18 PUP The People of Campwood-Gheegbahn District 51,472 25 years March 16, 2011 Not Active Page | 1221 19 PUP The People of Zleh Town, Gbao Administrative 28,143 Grand Gedeh 17 years June 3, 2011 Not Active 22 District 20 PUP The People of Deekpeh Section 4,503 Grand Bassa 2 yrs, 7mons. May 4, 2011 Not Active 24 21 PUP The People of Chedepo and Potupo Districts 51,262 River Gee 25 years April 28, 2011 Not Active 23 22 PUP The People of Gibi District 22,162.8 Margibi 13 years January 19, 2011 Not Active 25 23 PUP The People Gbeapo, Potupo & Sarbo 45,873 River Gee 23 years May 4, 2010 Not Active 24 PUP The People of Sam Gbalor District 43,432 River Cess 14 years August 12,2011 Not Active 25 PUP The People of Tarsue District 63,002 Sinoe 25 years August 12, 2011 Not Active 26 PUP The People of Nitrin Community, Kpanyan 958 Sinoe 15 years Sept 16, 2011 Not Active 27 PUP The People of Kulu Shaw-Boe District 20,193 Sinoe 12 years August 12, 2011 Not Active 28 PUP The People of Zorzor District 139,392 Lofa 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 29 PUP The People of Beawor District 42,390 River Cess 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 30 PUP The People of Kulu Shaw-Boe District 44,133 Sinoe 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 31 PUP The People Dugbeh River District 29,396 Sinoe 18 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 32 PUP The People Jeadea District 28,892 Sinoe 17 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 33 PUP The People of Gbarma District 35,028 Gbarpolu 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 34 PUP The People of Deegba Clan 4,735 Grand Bassa 3 years October 6, 201 Not Active 35 PUP The People Jo-River District 30,675 River Cess 18 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 36 PUP The People of Gola-Konneh District 67,240 Grand Cape Mount 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 37 PUP The People Kongba District 122,972 Gbarpolu 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 38 PUP The People of Bopolu District 45,014 Gbarpolu 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 39 PUP The People of Bade Clan 83,709 Gbarpolu 25 years October 2011 Not Active 40 PUP The People Marbo Clan 88,409 Grand Gedeh 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 41 PUP The People of Bella Yellah District 130,569 Gbarpolu 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 42 PUP The People of Voinjama District 72,360 Lofa 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 43 PUP The People of Seekon District 49,434 Sinoe 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 44 PUP The People of Foya ???District 121,834 Gbarpolu 25 years Dec 19, 2011 Not Active

45 PUP The People of Vahun District 22,889 Lofa 14 years Dec 19, 2011 Not Active 46 PUP The People of Kolahun District 32,578 Lofa 19 years Dec 19, 2011 Not Active 47 PUP The People of Kpayan District 20,402 Sinoe 12 years Dec 19, 2011 Not Active 48 PU P1 Kolahun Dist.( Mary Kpoto ) 4,058 Lofa 3 years Nov. 25,2009 Active Page | 49 13PUP -3 The People of Zaye Town, Doe Clan Dist. #1, 5,564.27 Grand Bassa 3 years 9 mons Dec. 17, 2010 Active 50 PUP The People of Teemor Section 18,779 Grand Bassa 11 years May 23, 2011 Active 26 51 PUP Tartweh-Drapoh Management and Development 33,162 Sinoe Active 10 Committee (TDRMDC) 52 PUP Ondi Madingo Chiefdom, Bopolu District 88,531 Gbarpolu November 2011 Not Active 38 53 PUP The People of Tchien District 20,734 Grand Gedeh August 11, 2011 Not Active 28 54 PUP The People of Neekren District #3 1,188 October 6, 2011 Not Active 32 Grand Bassa 55 PUP The People of Jeadepo District 7,143 Sinoe August 2011 Not Active 35

TOTAL 2,031,702. 27

APPENDIX D Page | 14 PRIVATE USE PERMITS THAT WERE ISSUED IN 2011

No Type Contract Type Area (ha) Location Duration Effective Status . 1 PUP The People of Dobli Clan 8,078 Bong 4 years, 8 months January 4,2011 Not Active 2 PUP The People of Zodua Section 11,324 Grand Cape Mount 7 years January 10, 2011 Not Active 3 PUP The People of Zulo Clan 23,306 Bong 14 years January 4, 2011 Not Active 4 PUP The People of Lorla Clan 13,636 Bong 8 years January 4, 2011 Not Active 5 PUP Lower & Upper Jloh District 36,509 Grand Kru 22 years August 1,2011 Not Active 6 PUP The People of Doe’s Chiefdom 29,263 Doe Chiefdom, Nimba 25 years January 17, 2011 Not Active 7 PUP The People of Kokoyah 21,549 Bong 13 years May 23, 2011 Not Active 8 PUP The People of Cavalla District 38,956 Cavalla District, Grand 23 years June 15, 2011 Not Active Gedeh 9 PUP The People of Doedian District 49,394 Doedian District, 30 years June 15, 2011 Not Active Upper Rivercess 10 PUP The People of Gbeapo-Thiepo District 63,287 Gbeapo-Thiepo 25 years June 15, 2011 Not Active District, River Gee 11 PUP The People of Campwood-Gheegbahn District 51,472 25 years March 16, 2011 Not Active 12 PUP The People of Zleh Town, Gbao Administrative 28,143 Grand Gedeh 17 years June 3, 2011 Not Active District 13 PUP The People of Deekpeh Section 4,503 Grand Bassa 2 yrs, 7mons. May 4, 2011 Not Active 14 PUP The People of Chedepo and Potupo Districts 51,262 River Gee 25 years April 28, 2011 Not Active 15 PUP The People of Gibi District 22,162.8 Margibi 13 years January 19, 2011 Not Active 16 PUP The People of Sam Gbalor District 43,432 River Cess 14 years August 12,2011 Not Active 17 PUP The People of Tarsue District 63,002 Sinoe 25 years August 12, 2011 Not Active 18 PUP The People of Nitrin Community, Kpanyan 958 Sinoe 15 years Sept 16, 2011 Not Active 19 PUP The People of Kulu Shaw-Boe District 20,193 Sinoe 12 years August 12, 2011 Not Active 20 PUP The People of Zorzor District 139,392 Lofa 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 21 PUP The People of Gbewor District 42,390 River Cess 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 22 PUP The People of Kulu Shaw-Boe District 44,133 Sinoe 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active

23 PUP The People Dugbeh River District 29,396 Sinoe 18 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 24 PUP The People Jeadea District 28,892 Sinoe 17 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 25 PUP The People of Gbarma District 35,028 Gbarpolu 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 26 PUP The People of Deegba Clan 4,735 Grand Bassa 3 years October 6, 2011 Not Active Page | 27 15PUP The People Jo-River District 30,675 River Cess 18 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 28 PUP The People of Gola-Konneh District 67,240 Grand Cape Mount 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 29 PUP The People Kongba District 122,972 Gbarpolu 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 30 PUP The People of Bopolu District 45,014 Gbarpolu 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 31 PUP The People of Bade Clan 83,709 Gbarpolu 25 years October 2011 Not Active 32 PUP The People Marbo Clan 88,409 Grand Gedeh 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 33 PUP The People of Bella Yellah District 130,569 Gbarpolu 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 34 PUP The People of Voinjama District 72,360 Lofa 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 35 PUP The People of Seekon District 49,434 Sinoe 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 36 PUP The People of Foya ???District 121,834 Gbarpolu 25 years Dec 19, 2011 Not Active 37 PUP The People of Vahun District 22,889 Lofa 14 years Dec 19, 2011 Not Active 38 PUP The People of Kolahun District 32,578 Lofa 19 years Dec 19, 2011 Not Active 39 PUP The People of Kpayan District 20,402 Sinoe 12 years Dec 19, 2011 Not Active 40 PUP The People of Teemor Section 18,779 Sinoe 11 years May 23, 2011 Active TOTAL 1,811,259. 8

APPENDIX E PRIVATE USE PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED Page | 16

No Type Contract Type Area (ha) Location Executor Duration Effective Status . 1 PUP People of Karluway #1 & 2 28,847 Maryland County Atlantic Resources 17 years Aug. 31, 2010 Not Active 2 PUP People of Tienpo District 14,084 Grand Kru Atlantic Resources Not Active 3 PUP People of Bolloh, Dorbor and 15,604 Grand Kru Atlantic Resources Active Fenetoe County 5 PUP People of Thiene 11,193 River Gee Atlantic Resources Not Active District/Tienpo Community 6 PUP The People of Gbarma 35,028 Gbarpolu Atlantic Resources 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active District 7 PUP The People Jeadea District 28,892 Sinoe Atlantic Resources 17 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 8 PUP The People of Bade Clan 83,709 Gbarpolu Atlantic Resources 25 years October 2011 Not Active 9 PUP The People of Seekon District 49,434 Sinoe Atlantic Resources 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 10 PUP The People of Voinjama 72,360 Lofa Atlantic Resources 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active District 11 PUP The People of Voinjama 72,360 Lofa Atlantic Resources 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active District 12 PUP The People Marbo Clan 88,409 Grand Gedeh Atlantic Resources 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 13 PUP The People of Kulu Shaw- 20,193 Sinoe Atlantic Resources 12 years August 12, 2011 Not Active Boe District 14 PUP The People of Zorzor District 139,392 Lofa Atlantic Resources 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active 15 PUP The People of Gbewor 42,390 River Cess Atlantic Resources 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active District 16 PUP The People Dugbeh River 29,396 Sinoe Atlantic Resources 18 years October 6, 2011 Not Active District 17 PUP The People of Gola-Konneh 67,240 Grand Cape Atlantic Resources 25 years October 6, 2011 Not Active District Mount 18 PUP Kolahun Dist.( Mary Kpoto ) 4,058 Kolahun District, ECOWOOD(Texas 3 years Nov. 25,2009 Active

1 Lofa County International 19 PUP- The People of Zaye Town, 5,564.27 Grand Bassa Global Logging 3 years, Dec. 17, 2010 Active 3 Doe Clan Dist. #1, 9 months 20 PUP The People of Teemor 18,779 Bassa County Forest Ventures 11 years May 23, 2011 Active Page | 17 Section 21 PUP Tartweh-Drapoh Management 33,162 Sinoe Universal Forestry Active and Development Committee Corporation (TDRMDC) 22 PUP The People of Zodua Section 11,324 Grand Cape Redwood 7 years January 10, 2011 Not Mount Active 23 PUP The People of Lower & 36,509 Grand Kru Atlantic Resources 22 years August 1, 2011 Not Active Upper Jloh District 24 PUP The People of Zleh Town, 28,143 Grand Gedeh Frankbrook Liberia Inc. 17 years June 3, 2011 Not Active Gbao Administrative District 25 PUP The People of Chedepo and 51,262 River Gee Mandra Forestry 25 years April 28, 2011 Not Active Potupo Districts Liberia Ltd. 26 PUP The People of Zulo Clan 23,306 Bong Bargo & Bargo 14 years January 4, 2011 Not Active 27 PUP The People of Cavalla District 38,956 Grand Gedeh Cavalla Forestry 23 years June 15, 2011 Not Active Company 28 PUP TOTAL

APPENDIX F Page | 18 PRIVATE USE PERMITS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE

No. Type Contract Type Area (ha) Location Executor Duration Effective Status 1 PU Kolahun Dist.( Mary Kpoto ) 4,058 Kolahun District, ECOWOOD(Texas 3 years Nov. 25,2009 Active P1 Lofa County International 2 PUP- The People of Zaye Town, 5,564.27 Grand Bassa Global Logging 3 years, Dec. 17, 2010 Active 3 Doe Clan Dist. #1, 9 months 3 PUP The People of Teemor 18,779 Bassa County Forest Ventures 11 years May 23, 2011 Active Section 4 PUP Tartweh-Drapoh 33,162 Sinoe Universal Forestry Active Management and Corporation Development Committee (TDRMDC) Total 61,563.27 ha

APPENDIX G PRIVATE USE PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN ASIGNED TO Page | 19 ATLANTIC RESOURCES LTD.

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