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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Silas Martyr Silas Siakor put his life on the line to save Liberia's forests	Michelle Nijhuis	24 Apr 2006	Main Dish
The forests of the West African nation of Liberia cover almost 12 million acres, and are home to nearly half of Africa's mammal species -- including the region's largest forest-elephant population. But these forests, and the communities that call them home, have been ravaged by 14 years of brutal civil war. Liberian President Charles Taylor used timber to fund much of that violence, enter ...
Topics: Liberia, logging (all these topics)

The Green Badge of Courage Meet this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize	Michelle Nijhuis	24 Apr 2006	Main Dish
The winners (left to right): Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor, Yu Xiaogang, Tarcísio Feitosa da Silva, Anne Kajir, Olya Melen, and Craig Williams. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. Though the connection between people and their surroundings is undeniable -- a serving of clean air, anyone? -- defense of the environment is still sometimes considered antisocial behavior. But this ye ...
Topics: Brazil, China, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, United States (all these topics)

Taylor-made Destruction		04 Jun 2002	Daily Grist
Taylor-made Destruction Charles Taylor, the president of Liberia, has spread instability within his nation's borders and helped foment a brutal civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone. To fund the fighting, he has exploited his country's natural resources. At first, it was diamonds -- but as internati ...
Topics: Africa, business, Colombia, deforestation, environmental non-government organizations, land stewardship, Liberia, logging, national parks, Sierra Leone (all these topics)

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