Liberia: From Destruction to Protection: How Strengthening Sustainable Forest Practices Helped Change the Mentality of Liberian Forest Communities

Dec 1, 2025 | Paul M. Kanneh and Matthias F. Larbeindee
Liberia Forest Media Watch
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Unregulated agriculture activities, hunting of endangered species and unsustainable logging have been a normal practice by residents of Salayea (Lofa) and Gba (Nimba) community forests. In the past, Gba and Salayea did not spare the forest from exploitation. They burn charcoal, hunt wildlife and cut trees without thinking about the repercussion on themselves and the future generations.