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The Leonean Orogeny 3.5 to 2.9 billion years ago and the Liberian Orogeny 2.9 to 2.5 billion years ago both influenced the Archean rocks.. Greenstone belts, sequences of metamorphic and volcanic rocks associated with cratons and used by geologists to study early tectonics are found in south-central Liberia, dating to 2.1 billion years ago.
Cletus Segbe Wotorson (13 March 1937 – 13 August 2024) was a Liberian politician and geologist. On 26 March 2009, he was elected as President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Liberia, beating out fellow Senator Gbehzohngar Milton Findley. [1] He served until 2012. [2] Wotorson died on 13 August 2024, at the age of 87. [3]
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) – Professional geological association; American Crystallographic Association; American Gem Society (AGS), also known as American Gemological Society – American trade association
President William Tubman encouraged economic and political changes that heightened the country's prosperity and international profile; Liberia was a founding member of the League of Nations, United Nations, and the Organisation of African Unity. The Americo-Liberian settlers did not relate well to the indigenous peoples they encountered.
A Liberian tropical forest. Environmental issues in Liberia include the deforestation of tropical rainforest , the hunting of endangered species for bushmeat , the pollution of rivers and coastal waters from industrial run-off and raw sewage, and the burning and dumping of household waste.
The Mano River Union (MRU) is an international association initially established between Liberia and Sierra Leone by the 3 October 1973 Mano River Declaration. [1] It is named for the Mano River which begins in the Guinea highlands and forms a border between Liberia and Sierra Leone. On 25 October 1980, Guinea joined the union. [2]
Geologists' Association; Geological Society of Glasgow; I. Institute on Lake Superior Geology; International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment;
The International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) (French: Association Internationale de Géologie de I'lngénieur et de l'Environnement), formerly International Association for Engineering Geology, [2] is an international scientific society that was founded in 1964. [3]