Liberia News » Grand Gedeh News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Health: The vanishing forests on Liberia’s cocoa frontier
Off in the woods beyond the ekki trees, a sharp crack cuts through the buzzing of insects. “It’s a tree falling,” says George Bowey, a baby-faced community eco-guard who works here in the proposed Kwa ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Health: Fire Kills Two, Destroys Three Homes At Grand Gedeh Gold Mining Camp
A tragic fire has claimed the lives of a local businessman and his 20-year-old son while destroying three homes at Batejan, a large gold mining camp with a population of more than 1,000 residents in ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Health: Liberia: Cocoa Changing Lives but Destroying Grand Gedeh's Largest Forest
BOUNDARY TOWN — Lawrence Koolor woke up one cool morning, his face beaming with a smile and joy pouring out of his heart. Koolor's dream became a reality late last year when he moved his family into ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Health: 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 ...