Illegal activities continue to plague Sapo National Park, Liberia’s largest protected area, despite a government ban imposed in 2023.
As Forest Conservation Program Is Launched, Sen. Teahjay Calls for Livelihood Alternatives for Forest Dependents
Sinoe’s Sen. Milton Teahjay says he wants national and international partners to provide alternative livelihood opportunities for forest-dependent communities across Liberia.
Mining Agents, Inspectors Receive Training in Smart Mining Techniques
More than 60 agents and inspectors in the mining sector have received training in smart mining techniques by the Liberia Forest Sector Project.
Citizens Movement in Sinoe Rejects Expansion of Sapo National Park
Citizens in Sinoe’s third district are speaking strongly against the expansion of Sapo National Park, due to the government’s reported failure to provide promised social benefits to nearby communities.
OP-ED: Liberia Not Yet Ready to Replicate Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’
Across social media, Liberians are salivating at what Ghana was able to accomplish with its Year of Return tourism push. The Ghana Tourism Authority branded its campaign as a “major landmark spiritual and birth-right journey inviting the Global African family, home and abroad, to mark 400 years of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Virginia.â€