The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) wishes to provide clarity on the recent FrontPage Africa story referencing the $15,000 fine levied against Lone Star Cell MTN for violations of the Environmental Protection and Management Law of Liberia. As reported,…
Conakry, Guinea – August 12, 2025 – Liberia has reaffirmed its commitment to regional environmental cooperation through active participation in the Mano River Union (MRU) workshop on Ecosystem Conservation and International Water Resources Management, held in Conakry, Guinea. The meeting,…
Recently, the District Representative of District number two in Sinoe County, Honorable Romeo Quiah piece in which he proposed a de-gazettment of the Liberia’s Prime Treasure, the Sapo National Part. As the guardian of our nation’s environment and natural heritage,…
Monrovia, August 11, 2025 – The Executive Director of Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has strongly opposed a proposal by Hon. Thomas Romeo Quiah, Representative for Sinoe County District #2, to de-gazette Sapo National Park…
Monrovia, Liberia – August 6, 2025 –In a move to strengthen collaboration between academic and environmental institutions, the President of the University of Liberia (UL), Dr. Layli Maparyan, on Tuesday visited the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia’s headquarters in…
Monrovia, Liberia – In a major step toward promoting renewable energy and achieving climate commitments, the Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has concluded a two-day technical exchange…
Monrovia, Liberia – July 24, 2025 – Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia, has called for the urgent integration of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) into the country’s climate change response…
Monrovia, Liberia, July 23, 2025 – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia and its partners have begun a two-day working session aimed at integrating gender into the Community Action Plans (CAPs) of six vulnerable coastal communities in Sinoe County.…
Gomue Town, Bong County – July 20, 2025 – EPA Executive Director Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo has succeeded in rallying critical support for the Yarkpawolo Public School, marking a significant boost for grassroots education and community development in rural…
Monrovia, Liberia – July 16, 2025 – The Environmental Protection Agency Liberia has taken a major step toward enhancing its climate governance and reporting systems through a stakeholder consultation workshop for the second phase of the Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency…
Nairobi, July 16, 2025_Delegates from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia, has returned home after participating in a major climate change workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya. The event, which ran from June 8 to 11, 2025, focused on strengthening…
Monrovia, Liberia – July 16, 2025 – The Environmental Protection Agency Liberia has taken a major step toward enhancing its climate governance and reporting systems through a stakeholder consultation workshop for the second phase of the Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency…
MARGIBI COUNTY, Liberia (July 4, 2025) — For the first time in more than 60 years of partnership, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, arrived in Liberia Thursday for a two-day visit aimed at…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia wishes to inform all project developers, operators, and permit holders with valid environmental permits of a mandatory directive concerning the submission of environmental monitoring reports. This directive is issued in accordance with section 24 of…
(Monrovia, Liberia – February 5, 2025)– The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia, Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has called for greater accountability and urgent action in implementing Liberia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Speaking at a…