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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.
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Updating Key Biodiversity Areas within the Lofa-Gola-Mano and Mounts Nimba Complexes
Grantee Name: 
Missouri Botanical Garden
HOTSPOT
Guinean Forests of West Africa
AMOUNT
US$244,458
DATES
May 2019
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May 2022
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Guinean Forests of West Africa
AMOUNT
US$244,458
DATES
May 2019
-
May 2022

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