Liberia country and climate development report
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia’s development trajectory through the lens of the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia’s development risks
Liberia
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US$13.7M Loan for Tree Crops Extension Project Ratified
The financing agreement on the Tree Crops Extension Project, valued at US$13.7 million, which was signed between Liberia and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), was ratified by
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FAO Offers US$98K to Strengthen Forest and Farm Producers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) program on March 28, 2017 signed an agreement with the Farmers’ Union Network of Liberia (FUN)
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Deforestation risk due to commodity crop expansion in sub-Saharan Africa
<p>Rapid integration of global agricultural markets and subsequent cropland displacement in recent decades increased large-scale tropical deforestation in South America and Southeast Asia. Growing land
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FAO Offers US$98,000 to Strengthen Forest and Farm Producers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) program on March 28, 2017 signed an agreement with the Farmers’ Union Network of Liberia (FUN)
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FDA, Communities Sign Community Forest Management Agreement
The Peoples Rules and Organizations Supporting the Protection of Ecosystem Resources (USAID/PROSPER), in partnership with the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), recently signed a community forest management
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Artisanal Mining Leaves Lofa Bridge With Polluted Creeks, Big Holes
In this first of a three-part series on the impacts of artisanal mining on rural communities we report on how this form of mining is polluting natural sources of safe drinking water in Lofa Bridge, its
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World Bank approves $16m to support reproductive, maternal and child health in Liberia
The World Bank Group has approved a $16 million grant from the Global Financing Facility (GFF) to help improve the quality of primary and secondary health care services in Liberia. This grant will support
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Civil Society Craves Passage of Land Rights Act Passage
Monrovia – The Civil Society Working Group on Land Reform has intensified engagements with stakeholders aimed at ensuring the speedy passage of the draft land right act at the National Legislature. CSO
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Liberia-Ethiopia Sign MOU Covering Livestock, Fisheries, Health
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Liberia and Ethiopia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the areas of education with emphasis on (TVET) for the development of human resource, Livestock and Fisheries,
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Forestry Development Authority, USAID Sign Community Forest Agreement
Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Mission Director of USAID-Liberia, Antony Chan, said the agreement is meant to improve the management of forest, generate income and improve livelihoods in forest-dependent