Monrovia, Nov. 10 -- Representing President Joseph Boakai, Sr., Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive Director, Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, delivered a strong address at the Leaders' Summit of COP30 in Belem, Brazil, calling for greater international support to protect tropical forests and close the global climate financing gap.

By Selma Lomax selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com

Speaking on behalf of President Boakai, Dr. Yarkpawolo praised Brazil for hosting the landmark conference in the heart of the Amazon, commending the country's leadership in forest conservation and climate diplomacy.

He said the setting of Belem, where the Amazon breathes for the planet, serves as a reminder that tropical forests eve...