Guinean Forests

Top Stories

August 30, 2010
Voices of CEPF: Tommy Garnett
Tommy Garnett, Regional Director of the Environmental Foundation for Africa shares his work in conservation with us.

October 28, 2009
Presidents Further Commitment to Peace Park
The presidents of Liberia and Sierra Leone recently further underlined their commitment to a Transboundary Peace Park Project to protect the Gola Rainforest.

February 2, 2009
New Funds for Guinean Forests
Vital efforts to conserve the natural wealth in the Guinean Forests of West Africa will receive an additional $2.1 million in support from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.

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Press Releases

May 15, 2009
Trans-Boundary Rainforest Park Will Be A Symbol of Peace and Stability
The Presidents of Sierra Leone and Liberia today met in Gola Forest, Sierra Leone, to announce the establishment of a new Trans-boundary Peace Park to protect one of the largest remaining blocks of intact forest in the Upper Guinea Area of West Africa.

April 20, 2005
New Fund to Help Liberian NGOs Address Pressing Threats to Nature
Liberian nongovernmental organizations can now apply for grants from a new $200,000 fund designed to help build their capacity to address the most pressing threats to the country’s biodiversity.

February 20, 2003
New Alliance to Generate Environmental Awareness Across Priority Hotspots
A multinational corps of community educators will soon begin reaching out to millions of people around the globe with a single mission: to promote local pride in the environment in some of the planet’s most threatened ecosystems.

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Regional Resources

Regional Overview
Program for Consolidation in the Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot
June 2008
Ecosystem profile
December 2000
Guinean Forests of West Africa projects
Regional Documents
Project Final Reports: Project leaders detail results and lessons learned