Liberia News » Grand Gedeh News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Traffic: Liberia's Grand Gedeh was 99% forest until 2020 — then cacao farms rushed in
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Published on: Monday 31 August 2026
"In Côte d’Ivoire there are no forests, that’s why I came to Liberia." ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Traffic: The vanishing forests on Liberia’s cocoa frontier
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-vanishing-forests-on-liberias-cocoa-frontier/
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026
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 » Traffic: Cocoa fever in Liberia’s Grand Gedeh is wiping out native forests
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Published on: Monday 17 August 2026
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 ...