Spanning over 88,000 hectares across the border of Liberia and Sierra Leone, the Gola National Forest represents one of the largest surviving segments of the Upper Guinean Forest in West Africa. In the southeast in particular, in a proposed national park some years back, a botanist found three new plant species--even trees--that no one has seen before. In Liberia, WCF works within Sapo National Park, Grebo-Krahn National Park, the proposed Kwa National Park, Gola National Park, Foya Proposed Protected Area, Lake Piso Sustainable Multiple Use Reserve, and the Cestos-Senkwehn Proposed Protected Area. WCF works with the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) to create new protected areas, such as the Grebo-Krahn National Park (created in 2017, 970 km²) and the proposed Kwa National Park (formerly called Krahn-Bassa National Park). The creation of new protected areas contributes to Liberia's national goal to protect 30% of its remaining forest by 2030.

Source: Daily Observer March 03, 2026 17:18 UTC