CSSL Newsletter 4-2023
The new year is not that new anymore and 2023 already seems far away. But we are still happy to celebrate with you our achievements of the last weeks of…
CSSL Commences a Community-based Mangrove Restoration Intervention at Yawri Bay
Yawri Bay is known for being a home to several ecosystem types, and accounts for 14.3% of the total mangrove swamp in Sierra Leone. Its landscape and location protect it…
Spring Alive program supports education on threatened bird species in Sierra Leone
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.…
World Wetlands Day 2024 – wetlands and human well-being
Every 2nd February, World Wetlands Day joins people around the globe in celebrating the value and beauty of our planet’s wetlands. It calls nations and each of us to act…
Together to protect Lake Sonfon! CSSL Engages Stakeholders in Kabala Town
In a well-attended meeting on the 22nd of January 2024, the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL) held a meeting with Koinadugu stakeholders at the DHMT Hall Kabala town.The purpose…
Do you know our threatened bird species?
Sierra Leone is a country rich in biodiversity and species. There are more then 600 bird species in Sierra Leone - several of them are threatened. As deforestation, urbanisation and…
Desperate Voices from OKNP
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…
2023: the hottest year on record – no time to lose for climate action
The year 2023 broke all records – it was by far the hottest year ever measured since 1850, confirmed by scientists from all around the globe. Alarmingly, 2023 was in…
LAKE SONFON: a neglected biodiversity-rich cultural heritage
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…
COP28 – another conference with nothing more than talking or the start of real climate action?
From 30th November to 13th December 2023, the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference was celebrated as the biggest of its kind. Some 85,000 participants, including more than 150 Heads of…