Liberia: Liberia Loggers Felling Trees Outside Concession as Government Stands by

Nov 23, 2021 | James Giahyue, Mongabay
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Civil society groups say logging companies are exploiting weak monitoring and enforcement of Liberia’s forestry laws. A new briefing highlights the illegal harvest of as much as 14,000 cubic meters (494,000 cubic feet) of timber in Grand Bassa county; despite knowing about the case for more than two years, the authorities have taken no action.