Liberia | Forests for the Air Project

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EAST NIMBA NATURE RESERV

The Nimba mountain range of western Africa straddles Liberia, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast and is home to Mt. Nimba, western Africa’s highest peak. The region is home to a diversity of ecosystems, from tropical rainforest to savannah. It is home to a diversity of wildlife including chimpanzees, while also holding a wealth of mineral resources. Liberia is still an extremely poor country, and Nimba county, the target site of this project, faces huge challenges in the way of food, infrastructure, education, and health and welfare. At the same time, forest clearing for mining and agricultural land conversion is depleting the natural resources that constitute the ecosystems upon which locals depend, and consequently threatening the future of the Liberian people.

Local Liberians are taking action to ensure that the blessings of nature are passed on to future generations. Under what is called a conservation agreement, the project seeks to improve life in the community by providing services to society including technological support for agriculture, health, and education. At the same time, the project contributes to protection of the East Nimba Nature Reserve. It also promotes working with local communities to plan land usage.

Western Chimpanzee(Pan troglodytes verus)

This endangered primate species lives in Africa. A sub-species called the masked chimpanzee lives in Liberia and other West African countries.

Progress on the Project

2023 News from Liberia (1.2MB)