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The lush West African rainforests of Liberia are being cut down and illegally exported with the likely collusion of powerful government officials, according to a diplomatic document obtained by The Associated Press that described an apparent “parallel system” for trade in timber. The document is a compilation of reports prepared by independent international monitors over…

MONROVIA – In the wake of escalating Human-Wildlife conflicts in several parts of the country which have and continue to hinder farming activities, the  Elephant Research and Conservation (ELRECO) has advanced a number of Human-Wildlife conflicts mit

GREENVILLE, February 8- 2023 –Concerted effort to remove illegal miners from the Sapo National Park has begun following years of encroachment. The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) is leading these efforts through consultations with local authorit

A government document obtained by The Associated Press outlines more than three dozen cases in Liberia where it appears logs were illegally cut or moved out of the country using

MONROVIA – The US Forest Service has emphatically asserted that it stands ready to foster a firm collaboration with the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and the Forestry Training Institute (FTI) respectively  to enhance their conservation dreams

An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant scale,” with multiple missteps or breaches of law by the government agency charged with protecting

An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant scale,” with multiple missteps or breaches of law by the government agency charged with protecting those forests, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press. The report was completed in 2020 but has never been made…

An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant scale,” with multiple missteps or The post Investigation faults Liberian agency protecting rainforest appeared first on TheGrio.

Last week, a timber company won a controversial lawsuit against Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority when a court ordered the agency to allow a shipment of illegal logs to be exported overseas. Liberian environmental groups say the ruling is emblematic of a breakdown of the laws regulating the country’s logging sector under the current president, George […]

The report was completed in 2020 but has never been made public despite activists’ calls to publish its findings. The investigation looks into logging in the Liberian rainforest. It found illegal operations "on a significant scale."