Liberia: To Stop Destruction of Liberia’s Rainforest, He Put His Life on the Line

Jun 18, 2019 | Jocelyn C. Zuckerman, Yale Environmental 360
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Alfred Brownell had to flee Liberia after challenging the powerful palm oil and other extractive industries that were clearing its forests. But he remains committed to seeing that the West African nation’s biodiverse lands be developed sustainably and the rights of its indigenous peoples respected.