Liberia News » Grand Gedeh News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Government: Cocoa fever in Liberia’s Grand Gedeh is wiping out native forests
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 ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Government: Liberia's Grand Gedeh was 99% forest until 2020 — then cacao farms rushed in
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 » Government: Liberia: G/Gedeh Citizens Welcome Bailey's Appointment As Supt.
Eminent citizens of Grand Gedeh County have publicly welcomed President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's appointment of Christopher Beh Bailey as the county's new superintendent, describing the move as a fresh ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Government: 1,313 Women-Led Businesses in River Cess, Grand Gedeh Begin Training to Qualify for Grants
More than 1,300 women-led businesses in River Cess and Grand Gedeh counties are being trained this month to manage savings, maintain business records and meet grant conditions, preparing them to ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Government: CSA Expands Regional Offices Across Liberia
By Amos Harris The Civil Service Agency (CSA) is expanding its regional footprint across Liberia as part of a broader government effort to decentralize public service delivery, lower travel costs for ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Government: EU’s deforestation rule could derail Liberia’s cocoa trade
In Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county, deforestation for cocoa has soared since 2020, pushing the region’s cocoa trade into an uncertain future. The EU is Liberia’s biggest cocoa customer, but is set to ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Government: Cacao rush fuels conflict and deforestation in southeastern Liberia
Soaring cacao prices over the last three years are fueling deforestation and conflict in Grand Gedeh county of Liberia, in West Africa, Mongabay staff writer Ashoka Mukpo reported. Satellite imagery ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Government: UNHCR opens new camp for Ivorian refugees in eastern Liberia
GRAND GEDEH COUNTY, Liberia, September 2 (UNHCR) - UNHCR has opened a sixth camp for up to 27,000 refugees from Côte d'Ivoire who have been living with host communities in eastern Liberia since ...