MINING
Liberia Permits Dredge Mining while Ghana Outlaws It
Top: Illustration by Michael Harijgens for The DayLight
By Emmanuel Sherman
MONROVIA – Liberia has introduced a permit for gold and diamond dredging, lifting a ban...
FDA Begins Logging Concession Process In Gbarpolu
Top: A team of FDA staff in a town hall meeting with affected forest leaders in Tima Town. The DayLight/Esau J. Farr
By Esau J....
Government Permits Dredging Despite Pollution Woes
Top: A drone picture of dredges on the River Gbeh in Sinoe County in 2024. The DayLight/Derick Snyder
By Emmanuel Sherman
MONROVIA – The Liberian...
Illicit Miners Allegedly Threaten to Kill Residents
Beach sand mining is illegal in Liberia, after it was banned in 2012 to curb coastal erosion countrywide. In February, President Joseph Boakai signed an executive order to protect beaches, waterways and wetlands. Despite these efforts, beach sand mining continues in communities countrywide.
For the last two decades or so, coastal erosion has rocked cities, with Monrovia, Buchanan, and Robertsport among some of the hardest-hit areas. A 2017 report found that a one-meter rise in sea levels will lead to US$250 million loss of land and infrastructure in these cities due to sand mining and climate change.
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