Farmers Associations in Sierra Leone and Liberia Leveraged to Improve Crop Production and Boost Incomes
By Nouhou Ndam West Africa’s forests are rapidly disappearing, with only 10% left to shelter both wildlife and humans alike in what had been a massive forest complex stretching from Guinea to Cameroon and covering 680,000 square kilometers (km2). To...
WA BiCC Training Positions Global Mamas Staff to Further Empower Women and Communities
By Chaz Kyser As a company founded to create prosperity for African women, Ghana-based Global Mamas has striven to ensure that both the women it employs and those it partners with to make and sell its array of handcrafted products...
Improved Law Enforcement Coordination Leads to Two Convictions for Illegal Poaching and Pet Trading in Liberia
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...
Global Mamas’ Face Masks Protecting the Public and Preserving Women’s Livelihoods
By Chidera Okeke, Global Mamas Community Outreach Specialist. For the past 17 years, Global Mamas has progressed in its mission to create a life of prosperity for women across Ghana by creating and selling handmade fair trade products. The upsurge...
A Reflection on World Environment Day: Is There Really A Silver Lining for Nature Amidst This Pandemic?
By Edudzi Nyomi, WA BiCC Communications Specialist In the early weeks of self-isolation and physical distancing, a few curious friends asked my opinion about the supposed positive environmental effects of COVID-19 stemming from us staying at home. The question remains...
Emerging Leaders Provide New Research and Tools to Fight Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
Those committed to combating the illegal trade of animal and plant life across West Africa, or interested in learning how they can become more engaged, now have a new tool at their disposal. A compendium of research by 26...
Forest Blessings Radio Drama Launched Across the Mano River Union
“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...
Season 2 of Watasay Ston Radio Drama Successfully Passes Another Phase
By Fatmata Katta Behavior change communication (BCC) products such as radio dramas can be powerful tools to increase people’s knowledge and change their perceptions, attitudes and behaviors around social and environmental issues. To ensure the effectiveness of BCC products, however,...
Earth Day Ghana 2020 Video Contest Results!
The results are in for WA BiCC’s Earth Day Ghana 2020 Video Contests, organized in partnership with the Ghana Wildlife Division, A Rocha Ghana and Kali Etch! Altogether, WA BiCC received 70 submissions, all showcasing students’ creativity, smarts, and...
Earth Day Ghana 2020 Video Contest
Earth Day Ghana 2020 Video Contest DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY, APRIL 17!! April 22nd will mark 50 years of Earth Day and this year’s theme is Climate Action. As Ghana and other nations seek to combat the threat of...