CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Protecting Africa’s oceans to secure our futures
By Jessica Donovan-Allen
March 20, 2019
Jessica Donovan-Allen, senior director of Conservation International Liberia, discusses why ocean conservation is vital in western Africa.
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In a country racked by climate change, farming must change, too
By Tessa Mildenhall
November 23, 2017
Liberia considers how to mitigate climate change while strengthening its economy.
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Benjamin Drummond
Sustainability heavyweights take aim at environmental impacts of soy, beef, palm oil
By Jamey Anderson
September 6, 2017
A new effort is aiming to minimize the environmental impacts of soy, beef and palm oil with some significant players in sustainability.
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To a country on the edge of development, what is nature worth?
By Rachel Neugarten
March 21, 2017
Conflict, poverty and disease prevented the collection of data on the state of Liberia’s ecosystems for decades — until now.
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In palm oil, Liberia sees economic boom — but forests may lose
By Sophie Bertazzo
October 28, 2016
CI Liberia’s Liam Walsh explains the opportunities and challenges that increased palm oil production could pose for the country.
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