Liberia News » Grand Gedeh News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: 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 ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Security: Liberia: Cemesp Enhances Citizens' Knowledge in Liberia's Extractive Sector in Grand Gedeh County
Monrovia — The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP), funded by GIZ-Liberia, has enhanced citizens' knowledge of Liberia's Extractive Sector through an intensive two-day awareness ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Security: 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 » Security: Liberia's Grand Gedeh was 99% forest until 2020 — then cacao farms rushed in
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Liberia's Grand Gedeh county was almost completely covered by natural forest until 2020, when the cacao boom ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Security: ‘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 ...