This year’s COP 29 meeting of the global nations to tackle climate change delivered mixed news for Liberia. Poor Countries were only successful in securing three hundred billion of the one point three trillion dollars they wanted from rich countries each year to support climate adaptation.But the conference did approve a motion that will pave the way for a UN – backed global carbon market.Few countries stand to benefit more than Liberia. Our 6-point-6 million hectares of forest make us well placed to benefit from carbon credit trading.The Government is creating a framework to guide this process. But as Joseph Daniels found in this collaboration with New Narratives, the plans are sparking concern among forest dependent Communities.
Joseph Daniels reports for OK FM Liberia as Executive Mansion Correspondent. With a vested interest in making the voices of people from different walks of life heard, he has covered investigative stories relating to education, health, the environment, corruption, and violence against women and girls, among others. He graduated from the United Methodist University with a Bachelor of Art Degree in Mass Communications in 2020. Joseph is also a fellow at New Narratives, a non-profit organization helping media deliver independent, truthful information to its people so they can make informed decisions.
