Liberia News » Grand Gedeh News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Finance: Liberia's Grand Gedeh was 99% forest until 2020 — then cacao farms rushed in
News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/liberias-grand-gedeh-99-forest-165700037.html
Published on: Monday 31 August 2026
Liberia's Grand Gedeh county was almost completely covered by natural forest until 2020, when the cacao boom drove communities to clear native woodland for income — a loss that could hurt them in the ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Finance: The vanishing forests on Liberia’s cocoa frontier
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-vanishing-forests-on-liberias-cocoa-frontier/
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Liberia’s remote southeast, home to some of West Africa’s last remaining rainforests, is facing a deforestation crisis driven by cacao farming.
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Finance: ‘Cocoa fever’ in Liberia’s Grand Gedeh is wiping out native forests
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/cocoa-fever-in-liberias-grand-gedeh-is-wiping-out-native-forests/
Published on: Monday 17 August 2026
Until 2020, 99% of Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county was covered by natural forests. Since then, cacao farms have rapidly encroached on those forests, reports Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo. Grand Gedeh in ...