Monrovia – The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Liberia, Monie Captan, has attributed the massive depletion of the country’s forest to greed. MCA Liberia administers the compact between the Liberian and United States, and supports the electricity and road sectors in Liberia. Mr. Captan cautioned Liberians to hold fast to their ancestors’ love for the environment and its protection, as the country moves toward modernization and development. I don’t want to see the Gola Forest looking like Paynesville or Gardnersville in the future,” he said. There are reports that loggers were not giving back to communities where they are operating, resulting into series of agitation and demonstration in forest communities.

Source: Front Page Africa February 02, 2017 02:22 UTC