By: Abraham Tumbey, former Programme Coordinator (UNDP Liberia Inclusive Green Growth Pillar)December 22, 2025; Monrovia, Liberia: Liberia stands at a defining moment. This paradox—abundant natural wealth amid widespread human deprivation—underscores Liberia’s development dilemma: how to eradicate poverty while conserving forests and biodiversity to advance global climate goals. Poverty is starkly uneven: urban poverty at 30%, rural poverty at 81%, and one million Liberians in extreme poverty (World Bank, 2024). Without bold reforms, Liberia risks remaining trapped in low-income status. Liberia’s forests are the foundation of a new growth model—one that reconciles poverty eradication with planetary stewardship.

Source: GNN Liberia December 23, 2025 13:45 UTC