Liberia News » Grand Gedeh News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: Cemesp enhances citizens' knowledge in Liberia's extractive sector in Grand Gedeh County
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 training on the ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Social: ‘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 » Social: The vanishing forests on Liberia’s cocoa frontier
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 » Social: Project aims to address post-conflict social trauma in Liberia with $2 million funding
Kennesaw State University professor of conflict management Volker Franke recently secured $2 million in funding for a project that aims to address prolonged social trauma in a Liberian society shaken ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: 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 ...