Mongabay on Mythryl: “In southeastern Liberia, a cocoa boom threatens some of West…”

In southeastern Liberia, a cocoa boom threatens some of West Africa’s last intact rainforests. Journalist James Giahyue speaks with Mongabay's @shokes.bsky.social about how poverty and local political involvement drive the rapid deforestation in the remote region. Read the full interview. 👇️

mongabay.cc‘They will do it legally or illegally’: Interview with James Giahyue on Liberia’s cocoa boomIn 2024, the price of cacao on world markets spiked dramatically, nearly quintupling from what it had been a year earlier. Prices have since dropped, but along with a land crunch in Côte d’Ivoire,…

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