Success Story from two UNDP-Community-Based Forestry Management Project Communities with Funding from the Swedish Embassy
This pilot project has not only restored hope in Varguaye and Benduma but has also inspired the communities to invest more time and effort into lowland rice farming. According to Mr. Manah Jallah, the Town Chief of Varguaye, this is the first time in nine years that they have seen rice grow in their community. […]
THE LIFE-CHANGING STORY OF THE UNPD-ECO BRIGADES IN ZWEDRU CITY,
“A Tiny Drop of Rain Turned into a Mighty Ocean” In Zwedru city, in the southeastern part of Liberia, a group of young people embarked on a transformative journey that began with a volunteer program initiated by the Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) and supported by UNDP. This program started in […]
Highlights on SCNL Eco-Guard Program in Liberia.
On May 4, 2024, the female eco-guards from Robertsports recorded biodiversity threats observation using the SMART Mobile app during the regular SMART Patrols Mission in the Lake Piso Multipurpose and Sustainable Use Reserved. Thanks to the EU-PROBIO Project for the funding FDA rangers and community eco-guards are preparing to patrol the Gola Forest National Park […]
Eco-brigade Launch: The Government of Liberia and the United Nations Development Programme Empower Youths as Environmental Stewards in Voinjama and Zwedru
”It’s an open space for Youth Participation in Environment Sustainability”
120 Youth Eco-Brigade recruited to serve as Environmental Stewards in Voinjama, Lofa, and Zwedru, Grand Gedeh Counties The current anthropogenic(human) interference with the environment leads to the growing effects of climate change leading to storms, flooding, erosion, rising sea levels, water, air and soil pollution, and health impact that impede human well-being. To curb these […]
SCNL, Libassa Wildlife Sanctuary, and FDA return wild animals to the GFNP…there’s nowhere like habitat
The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL), in collaboration with Libassa Wildlife Sanctuary and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), has completed the successful release of seven slender-snouted crocodiles and two rock-faced pythons (snakes) within the Gola Forest National Park (GFNP). As you may be aware crocodiles are critically endangered on the IUCN […]