Ecotourism & Environmental Safety

FDA, SCNL, and WCF Hold National Consultation on Three PPAs

GoL officials commit to creating new national parks, hope for livelihood alternatives for forest-edge communities The Government of Liberia (GoL), through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), the Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL), and the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF)on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, held a National Consultation on Kpo, Foya, and Krahn-Bassa […]

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 SCNL through the FORLUR Project trains 22 Community Dwellers in Preventing Community GBV

Creating awareness, reducing Community Gender-Based Violence (GBV) The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL), through the FORLUR Project, has conducted a two-day training for 22 community dwellers in Grand Cape Mount County. The aim and objective of the training were to increase the [knowledge and skills] of project Community Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

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SCNL participates in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany

The 58th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (Subsidiary Body for Science and Technology & Subsidiary Body for Implementation) is taking place at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany, from June 5-15, 2023. The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) is represented by its Sustainable Finance Coordinator, Miss Sylvia Dorbor, who is

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SCNL, FDA Complete District and County Consultation Meetings in Gbarpolu County for Kpo Mountain Proposed Protection Area (PPA)

Local Authorities Consent to Kpo Mountain PPA Establishment Protected areas or conservation areas are locations that receive protection from governments, and citizens because of their recognized natural, ecological, or cultural values. Protected areas provide life’s essentials because they are important to humans’ existence. The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia, (SCNL) was contracted by the

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               SCNL and CBFM Train Community Eco-guards

Enhancing Conservation Management and Biomonitoring Techniques The need for strong participation of local communities in the management of natural resources is well understood and recognized in Liberia. The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and partner organizations have made considerable efforts in recent years by establishing Protected Areas of the forests. However, the forests are threatened by

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SCNL, EPA, and CI Celebrate World Environmental Day

The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Conservation International (CI), the UNDP-sponsored Gbehzohn Eco-Brigade, and conservation partners joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Environmental Day on June 5, 2023. The celebration took place in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, under the theme: Solutions to Plastics

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