Environmental issues in Sierra Leone

[2] Deforestation, both for commercial timber and to make room for agriculture, is a major concern and represents an enormous loss of natural economic wealth for the country.

[5] Habitat degradation for the African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, has increased, such that this canid is deemed to have been extirpated in Sierra Leone.

[6] Until 2002, Sierra Leone lacked a forest management system because of the civil war that caused tens of thousands of deaths.

The Environmental Justice Foundation has documented how the number of illegal fishing vessels in Sierra Leone's waters has multiplied in recent years.

[16] A $74 million International Development Association (IDA) grant (as well as investments) was given to support Sierra Leone in combatting climate change.

[19] The National Assembly has embraced sustainability in recent years and has welcomed help from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to facilitate environmental training.

[22] They concluded the Small BAseline Subset Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar SBAS-InSAR has been proven to be the most accurate method of predicting landslides in the region.

[24] This is largely due to frequent poverty and war, which have stunned economic growth, health, and proper education goals.

[29] Commodity associations are advancing climate change adaptation through encouraging farm workers to implement environmentally friendly practices and agriculture technology.