Communities as Environmental Stewards of the Largest Guinea Rainforest Block, Liberia

Grantee Name: Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia

Hotspot: Guinean Forests of West Africa
Location: Liberia
Amount: $479,554
Dates: Oct 2017 – Jun 2022
Keywords: Agriculture, Agroforestry, Awareness, Buffer zones, Capacity building, Climate adaptation, Community-based conservation, Conservation finance, Conservation planning, Gender, Habitat conservation and management, Livelihoods, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood)

Support 15 communities in the Gola Forest area in Liberia to become active stewards of the natural resources through well-managed community forests, with strong governance structures, sustainable financing and rainforest-friendly and climate-smart income generating activities.

Strategic Direction : 1 Empower local communities to engage in sustainable management of 40 priority sites and consolidate ecological connectivity at the landscape scale