The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the country's entry into the carbon market, aiming to sell carbon credits to companies and individuals seeking to offset their ...

Liberia is home to half of the remaining rainforest in West Africa, but in 2021, it lost over 100,000 hectares of natural forest due to deforestation, according to a report by the Global Forest Watch.

By Louise Hunt Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis tree is native to West Africa and treasured by local communities.

Since 2000, some 22% of Liberia's tree cover has been lost to deforestation, ... Gemma Tillack, of the nonprofit Rainforest Action Network, said by email such illegal logging, ...

In Liberia forest guardians are making their small, but vital contribution to the protection of the rainforests - sacred in many parts of this corner of West Africa. Search Query Show Search.

An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant scale,” with multiple missteps or breaches of law by the government agency ...