Conserving West Africa's Forests

Conserving West Africa's Forests - ArcGIS StoryMaps

The rich landscape of the Guinean Forests of West Africa supports thousands of plant and animal species, including over 900 species of birds and almost 400 ...

Conserving West Africa's Forests - Biodiversity Hotspots - RSPB

The Gola rainforest & Guinean forests of West Africa are biodiversity hotspots. We're collaborating with local partners to help protect these important ...

West Africa Forest Strategy - Profor

The Upper Guinea Forest, which covers six West African nations, is being severely threatened by commercial logging, slash-and-burn and ...

Guinean Forests of West Africa - Priorities | CEPF

1.3 Demonstrate sustainable livelihood/job creation activities for local communities that will act as incentives for the conservation of priority sites (e.g., ...

Conserving West Africa's Forests by Tetra Tech International ...

Dr. Adewale (Wale) Adeleke, WA BiCC's Senior Policy Specialist, recognized the importance of integrating consideration for rural livelihoods and ...

Save West Africa's Last Intact Forests in Liberia - Rainforest Trust

Liberia's Upper Guinea Forest is home to incredible biodiversity and stores millions of tons of carbon. But 70% of this forest hotspot has been destroyed by ...

How to Preserve Africa's Forests And Build a Green Economy

These challenges offer a series of important and game-changing opportunities if existing resources are put to better use. Most notably, Gabon ...

West Africa Forest Conservation Strategy - BirdLife International

The West Africa Forest Conservation Strategy, under development by BirdLife ... The Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot (unparalleled biodiversity ...

Preserving West African Forests

"Community-based forestry holds the key to unlocking sustainable solutions for climate action and livelihood improvement in West Africa. Through ...

Saving Africa's forests, the 'lungs of the world' - the United Nations

Preserving Africa's surviving tropical forests and planting new trees to replace those lost to deforestation could help reduce the severity of climate change by ...

Forests without borders: Regional integration in West Africa as a ...

The ecosystem is highly fragmented, with large forest areas currently protected in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Liberia. These forests, however ...

An ancient rainforest in West Africa to connecting people ... - IUCN.org

When designing and implementing biodiversity conservation and land restoration projects, having a clear vision of where we want to be is ...

Global Transformation of Forests for People and Climate

The project's objective is to strengthen decision-making on forests and land management across West Africa, specifically addressing the loss of forest cover ...

Advancing Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Mitigation in West ...

West Africa's tropical forests are globally significant for their rich and unique biological diversity and carbon value. The forests transcend borders and ...

How do we save Africa's forests? - Mongabay

The most promising policy initiative to encourage governments to conserve forest is the Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation ( ...

Saving the Gola Forest: reimagining forest conservation in West Africa

A new forest conservation initiative is being implemented through a collaborative approach, to save one of West Africa's few remaining tropical forests.

Environment - Biodiversity and Climate Change | West Africa Regional

USAID is working to protect key transboundary forest landscapes, including the Guinean Forests and other endangered landscapes in Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, and ...

On Hallowed Ground: Conserving the Sacred Forests of West Africa

On Hallowed Ground: Conserving the Sacred Forests of West Africa. This reporting and photography will share stories of how communities in ...

Guinean Forests of West Africa | CEPF

CEPF's current investment in the Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot follows an initial investment, during which CEPF provided a total of ...

Hub African Forest | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

The African forest—including the Guinean Forests of West Africa biodiversity hotspot, and the Congo Basin forest ecosystem—are both rich in wildlife and a ...