Liberia owns 43% of the Guinea tropical rainforest south of the Sahara and it extends to neighboring Sierra Leone. The 43% of the total Guinea Rainforest in Liberia is a part of a globally significant biodiversity hotspot and a home to 60 wildlife species. She added that the 350,000 hectares and 232 different types of trees, 49 mammals, 327 bird species and 43 amphibians are evidence that the Gola Forest deserves protection. Walter said Liberia and Sierra Leone are once again leading the way in regional cooperation in West Africa in protecting vital forest resources. At the signing ceremony, Gbehzohngar Findley, Liberia’s Foreign Minister, said it is important for both countries to bring together traditional people who are directly involved to sign the MOU to protect the Gola forest.

Source: Daily Observer February 24, 2020 02:26 UTC