Limited livelihood opportunities for forest-edged communities in the rural parts of Africa have created a dependency on forests for economic and social benefits. As a result, forest and marine resources face exploitation, leading to habitat destruction and loss of biodiversity including a rapid decline in the population of critical species such...
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The Official Launch of a New Project to Build the Capacity and Resilience of 12 Coastal Communities to Adapt to Climate Change Impacts in Sherbro River Estuary, Sierra Leone
On September 4, 2021, GREENLIFE West Africa in collaboration with the Coastal Environmental Watch Organization (CEWO) organized a start-up workshop at the Bonthe Town Municipal Council Hall to inform key stakeholders about the project’s implementation strategies. Participants included representatives from all the twelve (12) targeted communities (Yargoi, York Island, Momaya,...
Promoting Forest Landscape Restoration around the Gola Rainforest National Park, Sierra Leone
In response to the Bonn Challenge, the Government of Sierra Leone pledged to restore seven hundred thousand (700,000) hectares of its degraded forestland. This pledge has stimulated Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) activities across the country. Hence, GREENLIFE West Africa, a regional NGO implementing development activities geared towards sustainable natural resource...