Partnership
Elephants’ “Road Trip” from Guinea to Liberia Shows Promise of Transboundary Agreements
Sep 14, 2020Biodiversity, Conservation, Partnership, Wildlife Conservation
By Chaz Kyser Transboundary agreements between Guinea and Liberia to better protect and manage their shared forests and wildlife proved beneficial for two forest elephants that decided they didn’t need visas or face masks to travel between the two West African countries. The elephants, “threatened with extinction” according to the Convention on the…
Improved Law Enforcement Coordination Leads to Two Convictions for Illegal Poaching and Pet Trading in Liberia
Jun 26, 2020Biodiversity Loss, Conservation, Partnership, Policy, wildlife trafficking
By Jacob Tweh, Communication Officer, Wild Chimpanzee Foundation For the first time in the Taï-Grebo-Krahn-Sapo (TGKS) Transboundary Forest Landscape shared by Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, convictions have been made for illegal poaching and wildlife trafficking on the Liberian side. The quick crackdown on these unlawful acts is credited to the work of the Transboundary…
Sierra Leone Validates Climate Change Adaptation Plan as Stakeholders Prepare for Action
May 23, 2019Abidjan Convention, Adaptation, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation Plan, Coastal, Conservation, ECOWAS, Livelihoods, ocean, Partnership, USAID West Africa, WA BiCC, West Africa, workshop
Sierra Leone is ranked among countries highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change; in 2017, Sierra Leone ranked third most vulnerable nation after Bangladesh and Guinea Bissau to adverse effects of climate change (GlobalSecurity.org, 2017). In the midst of this, the National Government and development partners are committed to taking urgent actions critical…
Strengthening Regional Partnership for Sustainable Natural Resource Management
May 22, 2019Climate Change, Conservation, Mano River Union, MRU, Partnership, Policies, USAID West Africa, WA BiCC, Wildlife Conservation, workshop
In a bid to further strengthen the working relationship between the Mano River Union (MRU) and the West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA BiCC) Program, the two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Freetown, Sierra Leone on February 20, 2019. The MOU was designed to support activities to combat wildlife trafficking; increase…
The Abidjan Convention Strategic Role in Ocean Governance
May 22, 2019Abidjan Convention, Aquatic ETP, Climate Change, Conservation, ocean, Partnership, Policies
A key principle of the USAID-funded West Africa Biodiversity Conservation (WA BiCC) Program is to work in partnership with regional partner institutions to strengthen and enhance their capacity. This is to most effectively address those environmental issues that underpin their core mandates. The support provided through these partnerships is mutual, as it also enhances WA…
Nigeria Gears Up to Combat Wildlife Crime
Mar 29, 2019Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Capacity Building, CITES, CITES COP 18, ECOWAS, Partnership, Ramsar COP13, Trafficking, USAID West Africa, West Africa, Wildlife Conservation
Porous borders. Lack of awareness. Commit to change. Certain phrases kept resonating at a high-level stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, that convened government agencies and their private sector and civil society partners intent on combatting wildlife crime in Nigeria and along its borders. Wildlife crime, which includes trafficking and illegal trade…
Three Steps Forward for Transboundary Collaboration between Guinea and Liberia
Mar 19, 2019Biodiversity Loss, Capacity Building, Conservation, Mano River Union, Partnership, USAID West Africa
Representatives of two of West Africa’s most important forest nations, Guinea and Liberia, have made strong commitments to continue conserving the Upper Guinean forest ecosystem, and to manage these globally unique forests for the wellbeing of people on both sides of the border. Converging at the Voinjama, Liberia City Hall on February 5-6, 2019, stakeholders…
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…
Using Vulnerability Assessments to Manage Climate Risks on West Africa’s Coasts
Oct 27, 2018Abidjan Convention, Aquatic ETP, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coastal, Partnership, RAMSAR, Ramsar COP13
Many communities along the coast of West Africa are susceptible to the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise, unpredictable weather patterns, and increased flooding. These impacts, which threaten properties and human lives, are further exacerbated by other human-induced risks stemming from the unsustainable use of natural resources. These include risks like unplanned development…