THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN a member since it first deposited its instrument of accession with the Director General of UNESCO in January 2002, with the designation of the first Ramsar site, Lake Piso. THE AREA SELECTED as the future of the “New Monrovia, is one of five areas in Liberia under the Ramsar Convention that the government of Liberia is receiving funding for to Protect. THE CONVENTION STILL lists Liberia as member meaning Liberia’s 2003 decision to form a part of the body has not been reversed. THE PRESIDENT says he has always marvelled the Balli Island area and often wondered: “I did not know anyone who knew what was going on there. The Balli Island, the area adjacent Providence Island designated the President’s "new city" has been declared a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, meaning, the area is simply bad for the project under the terms of the Ramsar Convention.

Source: Front Page Africa March 28, 2018 02:26 UTC