In this powerful Okayfm/New Narratives radio feature, we go to the heart of Liberia’s forested communities, where families who depend on the land for food and survival are voicing anger and fear over being left out of national carbon credit negotiations. As the government prepares to tap into global carbon markets and sell the forests’ carbon-capturing power to investors, local farmers worry that decisions made without their input could jeopardize their livelihoods, undermine traditional land stewardship, and leave communities struggling to feed their children. New Narratives’ Joseph Daniels reports from Bong County for Okay FM.

This story was a collaboration with New Narratives. Funding was provided by the American Jewish World Service and the Swedish Embassy in Liberia. The funders had no say in the story’s content.