Rudolph Merab
Rudolph Merab is the Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) in Liberia, previously linked to logging operations during the Second Liberian Civil War. His leadership has faced criticism for overlooking wartime accountability regulations that disqualify certain loggers from operating in the forestry sector. Merab's past associations with controversial logging practices during a turbulent period in Liberia’s history have raised questions about the integrity of the FDA under his direction.
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Rudolph Merab is the Managing Director of the FDA who admitted to not following the law regarding the seizure of logs.
FDA Seizes and ‘Sells’ Logs Without Court Warrant | News
Liberia· 2026-03-04
Rudolph Merab is the Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority who emphasized the need for sustainable resource governance.
Lofa Group Proposes Mining Ownership Model for Wologizi | NewsLiberia· 2026-02-24
Rudolph Merab, Managing Director of the FDA, emphasized the need for resources to improve rural living conditions.
Gbarpolu Communities Embrace FDA’s Plan for New Logging Concessions | NewsLiberia· 2026-01-11
Rudolph Merab is the Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) who is allegedly pushing a community forest to sign a logging contract with a company owned by his friend.
FDA Boss Allegedly Pushes Locals to Contract His Friend’s Firm | NewsLiberia· 2025-08-28
JPN Liberia urged FDA Managing Director Rudolph Merab to publicly reaffirm the park’s legal status.
JPN Liberia Condemns Rep. Quoih’s Call to Degazette Sapo National Park | NewsLiberia· 2025-08-18
Rudolph Merab, the Managing Director, was advised to provide information on the total quantity of logs harvested.
GOL Re-opens Mavasagueh Community Forest Bank Account | NewsLiberia· 2025-08-07
Rudolph Merab, the Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority, ignored legal requirements and authorized West Wood.
Loggers Harvest Trees Outside Authorized Area | NewsLiberia· 2025-08-07
Rudolph Merab, Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority, praised Krish Veneer for setting a new benchmark in Liberia’s forestry and wood-processing industry.
India-Liberia Economic Ties Strengthen | NewsLiberia· 2025-05-28
Rudolph Merab is the FDA Managing Director who illegally granted community forest status to Mavasagueh and approved a logging contract with C&C Corporation.
Dirty Deal Exposes Forestry Boss’ Conflicts of Interest | NewsLiberia· 2025-04-30
Quioh used his longstanding ties with Forestry Development Authority Managing Director Rudolph Merab to facilitate an unlawful expansion of the forest area.
Rep. Quioh Refutes Bribery Allegations | NewsLiberia· 2025-04-21
Quioh has been friends with FDA’s Managing Director Rudolph Merab for decades.
Lawmaker Allegedly Bribes Locals for Dirty Logging Contract | NewsLiberia· 2025-04-18
Rudolph Merab replaced Mike Doryen as the FDA Managing Director.
How a Family Smuggled Timber for over a Decade | NewsLiberia· 2025-04-16
Rudolph Merab is the Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority who communicated the termination of the contract with Delta Timber Corporation.
Community Forest Cancels Contract with Wartime Logger | NewsLiberia· 2025-02-28
Merab claims the amount was less than that but did not deny the concession was granted.
Unlawful Contract Unearths Logger’s Hidden Crimes | EnvironmentLiberia· 2025-02-17
