Project

Improve Sustainability of Mangrove Forests and Coastal Mangrove Areas in Liberia through Protection, Planning and Livelihood Creation- as a Building Block Towards Liberia’s Marine and Costal Protected Areas

Resources (5)
Project Document
Name Media Type Language Date
DOC English 27 Nov 2019
PDF English 18 Feb 2020
PDF English 18 Feb 2020
PDF English 18 Feb 2020
RTF English 18 Feb 2020
DOC English 27 Nov 2019
PDF English 18 Feb 2020
PDF English 18 Feb 2020
PDF English 18 Feb 2020
RTF English 18 Feb 2020

Project Objective: To strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of globally important mangrove forests through effective participatory land-use planning and establishment of coastal protected areas in at least 35% of Liberia’s mangroves

Project Category

Marine Protected Areas

Region

Africa

Country

Liberia

Waterbodies

Guinea Current (LME)

Ecosystems

LME

Budget

4,704,994.00 USD

Total Cost of the project

963,994 USD

GEF Allocation to project

Partners

Conservation International (CI)

Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, CI empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity.

Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), Liberia

To ensure that the environment is clean, safe and healthy by: Working with partners to create effective environmental communication, education and public awareness; Developing laws, regulations, policies and standards; Effectively monitoring compliance to environmental laws and policies; Providing high quality information and advising on the state of the Environment and related matters; Ensuring effective environmental planning and reporting

Contacts

Jean-Marc Sinnassamy

Senior Environmental Specialist

GEF ID

5712

Status

active

Focal Area

Biodiversity

Project Type

Medium-Size Project

Start Date

17 Mar, 2016

Last Update

26 Feb, 2020