Environment

ACTIONS AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE: Rising Seas and Climate Aid in Sierra Leone

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Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo visited the Sherbro estuary, a sprawling riverine ecosystem of mangroves among coastal fishing villages on the coast of Sierra Leone in April of this year. See details in this video documentary. It is suffering the impacts of climate change, much like other coastal communities in West Africa. A USAID project financing the […]

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$12 Million to Boost Drive for Sierra Leone’s Self-Sufficiency in Rice

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The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Monday 12 December 2022 announced the approval of $12.16 million in additional grant funding for the Rice Agro-Industrial Cluster Project in Sierra Leone. The project was first approved in November 2021. The Sierra Leone Rice Agro-Industrial Cluster (SL RAIC) Project, in the rural floodplain areas

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Why COP27 matters to Sierra Leone

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Written by Babatunde A. Ahonsi, UN Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone is among the 10 percent of countries in the world that are most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of climate change, and presently one of the least able to cope with the effects. Unpredictable weather patterns, severe flooding, mudslides, and associated crop

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At MIRO Forestry Company President Bio talks on Rising Demand for Wood, Devastating Environmental Impact

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President Bio paid a visit to MIRO Forestry and Timber Products Company on Wednesday, June 15, where he addressed concerns of increased demand for wood and expressed optimism about the prospect of coping with its disastrous effects on natural ecosystems. “Normally, when we think about meeting the resource needs of a growing population, issues of

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‘We are a contributing factor to pollution of Taia River’- Hon. Bash

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Addressing members of the Mano River Union -MRU on mercury pollution along the subregion, Member of Parliament for 084 Constituency, South Region Bo District, Hon. Joseph Abdul Bash Kamara has said that they are a contributing factor to the pollution of Taia.       He explained that recently in Parliament “fingers were pointed at me,

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