"…if we continue to destroy this forest through stone mining, logging, slash-and-burn farming and many other practices, disasters such as flooding, water shortage and disease outbreak will befall us in…
Charles Showers, President, CSSL The tour of the Gola Rainforest by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and entourage, together with the Conversation Society of Sierra Leone, shows how…
Gola Rainforest: a forest to celebrate with pride By Abdul Kaprr Dumbuya The International Day of Forests is celebrated on March 21st every year to raise public awareness on the…
By Abdul Kaprr Dumbuya Sierra Leone is a country rich in biodiversity including bird species. Birds are an important indicator of environmental health and hence, very crucial in the ecosystem.…
The documentary, "Desperate Voices from Outamba-Kilimi", portrays the beauty and importance of the Outamba-Kilimi National Park (OKNP), while vividly outlining existing major threats and infrastructural decline due to human activities…
Lake Sonfon: a neglected biodiversity-rich cultural heritage Lake Sonfon is a fresh water mountain lake in Diang chiefdom, northeast of Sierra Leone. It has religious and cultural significance to nearby…
By Abdul Kaprr Dumbuya, CSSL’s Communication Manager Madam Katta Sannoh is a 58-year-old woman and a peasant farmer who lives in Joru community, Gaura chiefdom in Kenema district, east of…
Abdul Borbor Musa is a 45-year-old farmer and lives in Joru community in Gaura chiefdom, Kenema district, eastern Sierra Leone. For a long time, Abdul was involved in logging and…
The Gola Rainforest, with a size of 35,000 hectares, is one of West Africa’s remaining biodiversity reserves, which plays a critical role in regulating global climate and directly sustains the…
The 2023 World Environment Day was celebrated across the world with the theme, "Solutions to Plastic Pollution". Every activity undertaken on the day (5th June) was geared towards raising public…