MONROVIA – The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) approved the export of 797 logs, valued at an estimated US$923,441, despite being aware that over half of the timber had been illegally harvested. The illegal shipment was one of the first acts of …

The United States State Department through its Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor has released the 2023 Human Rights report, featuring torture and other cruel, inhuman, and dehumanizing treatments or punishments, and other related abuses in …

In February, Liberia’s newly inaugurated president, Joseph Boakai, appointed notorious logger Rudolph Merab to head the country’s Forestry Development Authority. Merab has been a fixture in Liberia’s logging industry for decades, and was the co-owner of a …

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Newmont’s Business Unit in Africa has announced that, in the first quarter of 2024, its Ghana operations (Ahafo South and Akyem mines) paid a total of GH₵ 1.295 billion in taxes, royalties, levies, and carried interest to the Government of Ghana, through …

The first quarter of the year was marked by Peru, one of the major mango suppliers, having another challenging end to their season, leading to shortages in many markets. Record high prices per box and kg are being seen in some European markets. The big …

In a global context where tropical rainforests play a critical role in biodiversity conservation and climate regulation, these ecosystems are severely threatened by expanding agribusiness and logging activities. This poses significant risks to the …

As cocoa prices surge to record highs and Central and West African growers grapple with the impact of climate change, the cocoa sector is rushing to adapt its production to the EU anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR), which will take effect from January …

Under the legislative Gavel of Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa, Speaker of the 55th National Legislature, this legislature, specifically the House of Representatives has extremely done well during what many Liberians, including members of the House, described …

Rome - One of the major development challenges in today's rapidly expanding agricultural value chains is connecting small farmers to increasingly competitive markets. The format of Productive Alliances between small farmers, the public sector, and the …