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Weak Mining Laws Have Long Stifled Communities
Environmental, transparency, and accountability NGOs, human rights defenders, and mining-affected communities are calling for an urgent and comprehensive overhaul of the country’s mining governance framework. They warn that weak enforcement and limited transparency risk turning the current mining boom into another chapter of Liberia’s decades-old cycle of economic “growth without development.”
Soaring gold prices are accelerating deforestation across Africa. Switzerland is being urged to act
Two African activists are in Geneva to raise awareness among industry and the authorities of the impact of mining on biodiversity hotspots, from Ghana to Liberia. “It has never been so great,” Daryl Bosu and Silas Siakor warn.
Mongabay: Tiremakers ready to roll with EUDR, but repeated delays frustrate industry
The tire manufacturing industry, a major consumer of natural rubber, says it’s ready for the European Union Deforestation Regulation, or EUDR, but remains concerned over the latest delay in the rule’s implementation.
Viet Nam News: Soil health critical for agricultural resilience as degradation becomes alarming
Placing soil health at the centre of agricultural policy becomes critical as land degradation is posing a growing threat to productivity and sustainable development of the agricultural sector, experts said at a workshop on May 5.
AllAfrica: Liberia Cannot Afford to Look Away From Its $2.7 Billion Unaccounted Mining Fund
THE LATEST REPORT by Forest Trends, drawing on data from the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, exposes what may be one of the most troubling economic contradictions of our time–a staggering US$2.7 billion discrepancy between what Liberia reports as mineral exports and what the world says it receives.
Front Page Africa: Latest Report Shows Liberia Losing Billions In Mining Revenue As Forests Degrade, Communities Shortchanged
The report, titled “A Rapid Assessment of Liberia’s Mining Sector with a Focus on the Local Impacts on Forests and People,” was commissioned by Forest Trends and conducted by Liberian and international experts using data from institutions including the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI).
