<span id="page27R_mcid1" class="markedContent"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">The EPA, in fulfillment of its statutory mandate to protect and manage the environment of Liberia </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">increased robustly its inspection and monitoring of the environment of Liberia during the year </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">under review as a result of</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">nume</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">rous complaints received from</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">t</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">he Liberia citizenry</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">, especially in </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">the urban communities</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">ranging from degradation of the wetlands, water pollution, wildlife </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">poaching, illicit artisanal mining, beach sand mining etc. The inspection and monitoring exercise </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">also extended to major industria</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">l activities namely mining, rubber processing plants, steel, cement, </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">breweries, and oil palm plantation.</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">In the effort to buttress environmental monitoring, the EPA has </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">also established a new unit called the Environmental Research Radiation Safety to deal </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">with issues </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">of radiation sources and infrastructures in the country and conducted 10 days’ radiation safety </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">training of technicians of the Agency by extended experts.</span></span>