Liberia: Community Affected by Illegal Logging Speaks out

Feb 6, 2023 | Paul M. Kanneh, Global News Network
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Located about 55 kilometers from Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, Compound #1 in Grand Bassa County has been in the news for all the right and wrong reasons. The community is a host to expensive wood called ekki. Report by civil society organizations has hinted that a company called Renaissance Group Incorporated (RGI) illegally harvested about 3.9 million worth of valuable ekki from the community’s forest. This illegality took place 6 kilometers outside of a concession area.