Monrovia, Oct. 27 -- A high-level media delegation is visiting Grand Gedeh County to probe into the growing wave of complex social, economic, and environmental issues related to increased migration and forest exploitation in that part of the country.

By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway

The visit, organized by a consortium of national journalists and civil society representatives, is aimed at digging deeper into mounting reports of deforestation, illegal land deals, and potential human rights violations in parts of the county bordering d'Ivoire.

According to the Liberia Forest Media Watch (LFMW) - organizers of the trip, the media mission seeks to understand the multiple dimensions driving recent migration into forested communities and their impl...