By Bosco Bush<\/p>\n
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Government of Morobo County in Central Equatoria State has banned illegal logging and large-scale tree-cutting for commercial purposes in a move to mitigate the effects of climate change.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The decision is also part of an effort to preserve valuable forest resources in the county.<\/p>\n In a Provisional Order dated June 13th, 2024, County Commissioner Joseph Mawa John cites the urgent need to address the growing problem of deforestation in Morobo County.<\/p>\n “This order shall be cited as Provisional Order No.009\/2024 for banning of illegal logging and large-scale cutting of trees for charcoal in Morobo County \u2013 2024 A.D,” the order stated.<\/p>\n The commissioner’s directive imposes strict penalties for non-compliance, including the confiscation of trucks, machinery, charcoal, timber, logs, tools, and other equipment used in the illegal logging process.<\/p>\n Offenders face a fine of up to SSP 3,000,000 (South Sudanese Pounds) or a prison sentence of up to nine months, or both.<\/p>\n Furthermore, the order extends liability to any officials, landlords, or chiefs who are found to be involved in illicit activities, levying a fine of up to SSP 100,000 or a six-month imprisonment, or both.<\/p>\n The action comes in response to growing concerns over the depletion of Morobo’s forests, which have faced encroachment from both South Sudanese nationals and foreign actors.<\/p>\n According to Remijo Lasu, the Member of Parliament representing Morobo County those taking in the illegal logging include, Italians, Lebanese, Ugandans, and Congolese.<\/p>\n In mid-April, Lasu raised the issue of logging and forest depletion in his constituency during a session of the National Legislative Assembly, prompting lawmakers to condemn the unsustainable practices.<\/p>\n Additionally, civil society activists have been advocating for a thorough investigation into the matter, with CEPO’s Executive Director, Edmund Yakani, calling for targeted sanctions against any individuals found responsible for the illegal logging.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Bosco Bush Government of Morobo County in Central Equatoria State has banned illegal logging and large-scale tree-cutting for commercial purposes in a move to mitigate the effects of climate change. The decision is also part of an effort to preserve valuable forest resources in the county. In a[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-central-equatoria-state","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Joseph-Mawa-Lasu-Commissioner-of-Morobo-County.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25752,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25750\/revisions\/25752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}