Africa: EPA Boss Urges Climate Justice At Africa Climate Summit Side Event

The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has called on African leaders, civil society, and international… Read more »

Liberia: Senior EU Diplomat Warns Disinformation Is a 'Major Threat' to Liberian Democracy, Links Climate Change to Regional Migration

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Africa: Liberia Showcases Climate Resilience Strategy At Africa Regional Climate Week

Liberia has reaffirmed its commitment to climate resilience and sustainable development during the Africa Regional Climate Week held at the Addis Convention Centre in Addis Ababa. Read more »

Liberia: Ambassador Yorlay Pushes Liberia-France Partnership On Fisheries, Forestry, and Environment

Liberia's Ambassador to France, Dr. Teeko T. Yorlay, has advanced strategic bilateral cooperation with the French Government in the areas of fisheries, forestry, and environmental… Read more »

Liberia: As Climate Change Drives More Farmers Into the Forests, Ambitious Boakai Forestry Sector Reform Is Yet to Help Local Communities

Residents of Garwin Community Forest in River Cess say logging companies have failed to deliver promised benefits and abandoned more than 1,000 logs. Leaving workers unpaid and… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Launches U.S.$3 Million Forest Conservation Project for Gola National Park

Liberia has launched a new US$3 million project aimed at protecting the Gola Forest National Park and empowering communities living near its borders. Read more »

Liberia: Arcelormittal Delivers Lifesaving Sanitary Facilities to Buchanan Communities

ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has officially handed over a series of newly constructed water and sanitation facilities to five communities in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. Read more »

Liberia: Journalists Condemn Proposal to Degazette Sapo National Park, Warn of International Fallout

The Journalists for the Protection of Nature (JPN-Liberia) has strongly condemned a proposal by Sinoe County Representative, Romeo Quiah, to degazette the Sapo National Park,… Read more »

Liberia: New Report Highlights Hope for Liberia's Coastal Communities With Alternative Livelihoods

A new report released by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is offering a promising look at how Liberia's coastal communities can build a sustainable future beyond… Read more »

Liberia: Experts Say Liberia's New Environment Lab Could Slash Pollution If the Government Matches It With Enforcement

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Liberia: Nimba Residents Trek 30 Minutes for Unsafe Creek Water As Safe Sources Remain Out of Reach

More than 3,000 residents of Zor Geipa, a remote town in Yekepa District, Nimba County, are forced to walk 30 minutes each day to fetch water from an unsafe creek - their only… Read more »

Liberia: Business Cry Foul As National Wash Commission Accused of Unlawful Shutdowns, Money Extortion

The National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Commission (NWSHC) is facing mounting backlash after shutting down G-5 Plus Breweries Inc., formerly the Coca-Cola Factory, in… Read more »

Liberia: Conservationists Raise Alarm As 'Eco-Guards' Resume Hunting in Nimba Reserve

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Liberia: Liberia Risks Losing Millions in Climate Finance Without Carbon Market Authority

Liberia is sitting on a multi-million-dollar climate finance opportunity--but without action, the window is closing fast. While other African nations cash in on their forests and… Read more »

Liberia: P$DP Launches Women's Economic Resilience, Focus On Financial Accountability, Climate Change and Leadership

The Platform for Dialogue and Peace (P4DP) has launched a 16-month project to empower rural women and marginalized groups in Montserrado, Bong, Grand Gedeh, and Grand Bassa… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Defense, Environment Ministers Among 8 Killed in Military Helicopter Crash

Ghana is mourning the deaths of two senior government officials and six others after a military helicopter crashed in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6. Read more »

Liberia: PCC Launches Climate Action Plan, Sets Ambitious Targets for Sustainability

The Paynesville City Corporation has officially launched its first-ever Climate Action Plan (PCAP), an initiative that outlines the city's commitment to tackling the growing… Read more »

Liberia: National Housing Authority and UNDP Partner to Address Slum Conditions in Monrovia

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Liberian government through a renewed partnership with the National Housing… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Loses $231 Million Annually Due to Poor Water and Sanitation, Says Wateraid Report

Liberia lost an estimated US$231 million in 2023 due to inadequate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services representing 5.3% of the country's GDP, or US$44 per capita… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Under Fire As Monrovia, Paynesville Shortlist Zoomlion Ghana for Major Waste Management Contract

The Government of Liberia is under growing public and political pressure after the Monrovia and Paynesville City Corporations included Zoomlion Ghana Limited on the shortlist of… Read more »

Liberia: Fishermen Smuggling Timber in Canoes

Planks are scattered at various sites on a beachfront, a stone's throw away from the Port of Buchanan, a fishing hub and a transit point for fishermen and fishmongers. Some are… Read more »

Liberia: Report Confirms Weah Government Failure to Fund Coastal Defense Project Delayed Progress for Years Costing Homes and Livelihoods

When the sea turns rough, Elizabeth Gray and her family have nowhere to run. Water floods through their home in this low-lying informal settlement, forcing her three children to… Read more »

Liberia: Endangered Parrots Get a Second Chance At Life in the Wild

Fourteen Timneh parrots finally got their freedom back on July 8th, 2025. And this time freedom tasted a little like palm fruit. The rehabilitated parrots were released in an area… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia's Fisheries Project Closes, Hailed As a Blueprint for Sustainable Ocean Management

The Communities for Fisheries Project, a collaboration between the European Union, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), and Liberia's National Fisheries and Aquaculture… Read more »

Liberia: 75 Percent of Foe River Bridge Completed, Locals Grateful

Construction on the Foe River Bridge in electoral District 4, Bong County, has reached approximately 75 percent completion, sparking hope and gratitude among residents after… Read more »