Liberia, March 2 -- A new disclosure by the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) Region 4 has raised serious environmental and governance concerns following revelations that eight out of nine authorized community forests in Grand Gedeh County are currently

threatened or occupied by Burkinabe nationals allegedly engaged in illegal forestry activities.

The disclosure was made by Regional Management Officer Beyan Z. Woi during a presentation at a three-day environmental journalism training organized by The DayLight for members of the Community of Forest Journalists (CoFEJ) currently ongoing in Zwedru City, Grand Gedeh County.

According to Mr. Woi, only the Blouguia Community Forest, covering approximately 43,796 hectares, remains free fro...