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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.

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."

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.

Since 2000, some 22% of Liberia's tree cover has been lost to deforestation, largely due to pressure from logging and small farms.

Monrovia – Reporters covering the Liberian Presidency, under the caption, Executive Mansion Press Corps have decried poor coordination from the Presidential Press Office, which they said is creating hitches for their coverage of the Presidency.Addres

MONROVIA – Presidential aspirant Counselor Tiawan Gongloe has called on President George Manneh Weah to muster the courage and disclose the source of funding for the barrage of properties accumulated and constructed following his ascendancy to the pr

MONROVIA – The grandmother of a three-year-old girl allegedly raped by her 17-year-old neighbor is crying out for justice and wants the police to wade into the matter as soon as possible.The alleged perpetrator has been arrested by the poli