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Four people walking through forest, crossing stream.
Botanists from Guinea, Liberia, France and Seychelles teamed up to explore the floristic diversity of the still largely unknown Wologizi Mountains in Liberia.
© Ehoarn Bidault

Updating Key Biodiversity Areas within the Lofa-Gola-Mano and Mounts Nimba Complexes

Grantee Name: Missouri Botanical Garden

Hotspot
Guinean Forests of West Africa
Location
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Amount
$244,458
Dates
Apr 2019 – May 2022
Keywords
Capacity building, Red List assessment, Research

Identify the threatened components of the flora and habitats of the two cross-border complexes Lofa-Gola-Mano and Mounts Nimba to update the analysis of Key Biodiversity Areas. Foster regional collaboration between several key actors in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, to harmonize inventory and conservation practices, and by disseminating project results at regional scale.

Strategic Direction :

3 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by identifying and addressing major threats and information gaps

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