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The Quiet Exodus: How Liberia’s Forests and Sovereign Wealth Are Being Carved Away

By Festus Poquie In the late, humid afternoons of southeastern Liberia, the forest exhales and the sound is not the hollow rustle of untouched canopy...

Liberia: Gold Rush or National Ruin? Illegal Mining Crisis Sparks Alarm

Liberia stands at a perilous crossroads as illegal mining activities in Henry Town, Gbarpolu County, spiral into a national emergency, threatening not only the...

Liberia: Fighting Illegal Mineral Extraction In Gbarpolu

Authorities in Gbarpolu County have shut down an illegal mining site in Henry Town following an inspection by officials of the Ministry of Mines...

When a Country Rejects Nature: How Liberia Voted Against God at the UN

Liberia’s vote at the United Nations this spring landed like a contradiction: the country joined a small block of nations — among them the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Belarus — in opposing a UN General Assembly resolution that endorsed an International Court of Justice advisory opinion declaring that states have legal obligations to act on the climate crisis.

Liberia: Gold Rush Ravages Wologizi Park

By Samuel T. Jabba/ Lofa County Deep in Liberia’s northern highlands, the Wologizi Proposed Protected Area — once hailed as a jewel of biodiversity —...

Forest Training Sparks New Era of Accountability in Liberia

By Ernest Kpehe Moibah, Bomi County BOMI COUNTY — A wave of optimism is sweeping through Liberia’s western forest belt after the Forestry Development Authority...

EPA Cracks Down in Grand Bassa: Inland Investment Hit with Compliance Warning

By Emmanuel Koffa/Grand Bassa County The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has unleashed a sweeping crackdown in Grand Bassa County, slapping Inland Investment Incorporated...

Liberia: Rivers of Despair: Chiefs Sound Alarm as Illegal Mining Devours Grand Kru

By Comfort T. Doe | Ahteenah Radio A storm of fear and outrage is sweeping across Grand Kru County as traditional chiefs and elders...

Liberian Researcher Demands Overhaul of “Bad Deals” in Extractive Sector

By Emmanuel Koffa | Grand Kru Liberia’s natural wealth is once again under the spotlight as governance advocate and researcher Matthew Sieh Wisseh issues...

Liberia: Who Chops Gbarpolu Forest Money? Residents Demand Answer

By Henry Gboluma — Gbarpolu County BOPOLU CITY — Outrage is mounting in Gbarpolu County as citizens demand answers over tens of thousands of dollars...

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