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Interactive Radio Program Increases Knowledge on Forest and Wildlife Conservation in West Africa
Nov 17, 2020Biodiversity, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation
By Darius Barrolle, Senior Communications Specialist Once again, entertainment-education has proven to be an effective tool for increasing knowledge and promoting best practices in forest and wildlife conservation. After only 3 months of broadcast, the “Forest Blessings” radio drama and call-in show series has captured the hearts and minds of over 4 million people,…
Forest Blessings Radio Drama Launched Across the Mano River Union
Jun 02, 2020Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation, endangered species, Livelihoods, Mano River Union, MRU
“Forest Blessings,” a 24-episode radio drama series produced by the West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA BiCC) Program, has officially launched in the Mano River Union (MRU) countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire. The drama was created to raise awareness about forest conservation issues, including deforestation, forest degradation, and biodiversity loss. These…
Guardians of the Forest
Dec 09, 2019Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation, Wildlife Conservation
Felicia Kyne may not look like a superhero. She can’t fly and does not carry magical weapons. But the soft-spoken 23-year-old woman from a remote village in Liberia is on the frontlines of a global battle to preserve biodiversity. Read the full story here.
Guinea and Liberia Forge Historic Partnership for the Conservation of the Ziama-Wonegizi-Wologizi Forest Landscape
Dec 03, 2019Biodiversity Loss, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation, Partnerships, Wildlife Conservation
The Ziama-Wonegizi-Wologizi (ZWW) forest complex, shared by Guinea and Liberia, is home to more than 25% of Africa’s mammals. Nearly 90% of its native vegetation has been lost, however, because of unsustainable human activities. To sustainably manage this globally unique refuge of plant and animal biodiversity and essential ecosystem services such as water, the governments…
Community Forestry Brings Opportunity to Disadvantaged Farmers, Increases Income
Mar 19, 2019Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Capacity Building, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation, Livelihoods, USAID West Africa
In rural Sierra Leone, 60-year-old Vandi Sama sits on a stool and patiently weaves together the skin-like bark of a rattan stem. Although he has already harvested the poles, steamed them to shape a chair frame and separated the plants’ various parts based on how they can be used, it might be another whole day…
ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH?
Feb 12, 2019Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Capacity Building, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation, Partnership, West Africa
Community Youth Join the Ranks to Protect the Wonegizi Forest A major factor and critical step in successful conservation is getting people to understand and appreciate the value of biodiversity in all of its aspects. Biodiversity is a scientific concept that has many similarities to traditional conservation and respect for the living world. Therefore, another…
Liberia-Guinea to sign Framework on Trans-boundary Forest Conservation
Feb 08, 2019Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Capacity Building, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation, Mano River Union, Partnership, West Africa
Voinjama, Liberia- The governments of Liberia and Guinea are to shortly signed a bilateral framework agreement on the conservation and sustainable management of the Ziama-Wonegizi-Wologizi Transboundary Forest Landscape in Liberia’s northwestern Lofa County. The decision follows a two-day validation meeting of two key instruments, which brought together 71 representatives from the both countries in Liberia Northwestern…
Strengthening Collaborative Management of the Ziama-Wonegizi- Wologizi Transboundary Forest Landscape
Jan 21, 2019Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation, MRU
Get intimate with the Ziama-Wonegizi-Wologizi Transboundary Forest Landscape and learn more about our ongoing interventions to conserve this forest heritage.
WILD CHIMPANZEE FOUNDATION–ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2017–SEPTEMBER 2018
Jan 17, 2019Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Capacity Building, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation, MRU, USAID West Africa
Our grant to improve Multi-Stakeholder Management of the Tai-Grebo-KrahnSapo (TGKS) Transboundary Forest Landscape between Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire being implemented by Wild Chimpanzee Foundation is making steady progress. Here is an update on this progress from October 2017 to September 2018.
SAPO Stakeholders Conference Resolution
Jan 17, 2019Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Capacity Building, Conservation, Deforestation, Degradation
A win for conservation. Read this resolution from stakeholders of the Sapo National Park as they agree to collaborate to conserve the forest.