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Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, chimpanzee, Conservation, elephant, endangered species, FFI, Forest, hunting, Liberia, pangolin, poaching, Trafficking, WCF, West Africa, Wildlife Conservation
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Our Biodiversity, Our Future: Liberia Marks World Biodiversity Day 2019 to Draw Attention to the Threat of Illegal Wildlife Trade
May 22, 2019Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, chimpanzee, Conservation, elephant, endangered species, FFI, Forest, hunting, Liberia, pangolin, poaching, Trafficking, WCF, West Africa, Wildlife Conservation
Liberia is on track to losing significant populations of its wildlife and stands a risk of having some of its critically endangered species being completely wiped out in ten years if no action is taken. Mama Liberia is blessed with the largest remaining portion (42%) of the Upper Guinea rainforest; a forest that runs through…
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Biodiversity, Capacity Building, Conservation, Ecoguards, endangered species, Liberia, Livelihoods, Training, WA BiCC, Wildlife Conservation
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The Training of Female Community Ecoguards Boosts Protection of Liberia’s National Parks
May 22, 2019Biodiversity, Capacity Building, Conservation, Ecoguards, endangered species, Liberia, Livelihoods, Training, WA BiCC, Wildlife Conservation
All over the world, women are excelling in roles that were previously reserved for men. Living proof of this paradigm shift can be found in Liberia, where more and more women are training to be Community Ecoguards, a position that has since been perceived as male-dominated at Grebo-Krahn National Park. The active participation of women…