EU’s deforestation rule could derail Liberia’s cocoa trade

Mongabay
Aug 25, 2026, 11:12 am62 ptsTrending
In Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county, deforestation for cocoa has soared since 2020, pushing the region’s cocoa trade into an uncertain future. The EU is Liberia’s biggest cocoa customer, but is set to implement the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which bans the import of forest products, including cocoa,…

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