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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 » Trade: 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 » Trade: ‘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 » Trade: 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 » Trade: Liberia: Grand Gedeh Residents Raise Concerns Over Concession Compliance
MONROVIA — Residents of Grand Gedeh County have raised concerns over alleged violations of concession agreements, inadequate economic benefits and environmental problems linked to extractive ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Trade: 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 ...