Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia

26/10/2026

SCNL's Sustainable Financing and Program Compliance Coordinator as well as the Technical Lead on the Guinean Forests Integrated Program, Liberia Country Project, Sylvia Diamond Dorbor joins delagates from around the world at COP17 Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan, Armenia. She joins a panel discussion today on the 30x30 goals in Africa at the Conference.

23/10/2026

🌳 SCNL, RSPB, FDA, AND TONGLAY COMMUNITY ENGAGE ON FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CONSERVATION AGREEMENT

The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL), under the European Union-funded Communities for Conservation (C4C) Project, has concluded a two-day engagement on the Tonglay Community Forest Management Plan (CFMP) and Community Conservation Agreement (CCA) in Tubmanburg City, Bomi County.

The engagement, which commenced on October 22 and concluded on October 23, 2026, brought together high-level delegates from Tonglay Clan in Kongba District, Gbarpolu County, including District Commissioner Hon. Lawrence V. Sherbo, Executive Committee Chairman of the Community Forest Management Body (CFMB) Amos Z. Boima, CFMB Chairman Karimu Fofana, and other leaders from the Tonglay Authorized Community Forest.

Representing SCNL and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) were Michael E. Taire and Lilian Goredema, respectively. Representatives from the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) also participated in the discussions.

The engagement focused on strengthening the community’s understanding of the Community Conservation Agreement and the Community Forest Management Plan to support informed decision-making on sustainable forest management and conservation.

Key discussion areas included:

🔹 Understanding the CCA, its benefits, and the implications of signing the agreement.

🔹 The process and timeline for developing the Community Forest Management Plan.

🔹 The respective roles and responsibilities of the FDA, SCNL, and the community in preparing the management plan.

🔹 Clarifying the differences between the Community Forest Management Plan and the Community Conservation Agreement.

🔹 Promoting transparency and accountability through discussions on the community’s expenditure of financial support received from SCNL.

🔹 Ensuring that community members understand the proposed agreement and management plan before making informed decisions.

The engagement represents an important step toward strengthening community participation, promoting transparency, and supporting collaborative approaches to forest governance and biodiversity conservation.

Through the EU-funded C4C Project, SCNL and its partners continue to support community-led conservation efforts that recognize the importance of local leadership, informed consent, and sustainable management of Liberia’s forest resources.

🌿 Conserving Nature. Empowering Communities. Sustaining Our Future.

16/10/2026

Protecting People. Promoting Safe and Responsible Conservation!

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) ends a two-day event to train staff of the Society for the Conservation of Nature (SCNL) on safeguarding awareness, policy, and mainstreaming.

The event, which took place in the hall of Musu’s Spot located in Oldest Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia is a follow up training to the initial one held in August 2023.

The purpose of the training was to strengthen staff knowledge, confidence and practical responsibility for safeguarding, and to support consistent application of SCNL safeguarding standards across organizational operations, conservation programs, partnerships and community engagement.

Specific objectives of the training included foundational safeguarding awareness for staff who have not previously been trained, while refreshing and deepening the knowledge of previously trained staff.

The training was also meant to orient staff to the revised SCNL Safeguarding Policy and introduce the Safeguarding Mainstreaming Framework, including how safeguarding is embedded in recruitment, induction, program design, field operations, partnerships, MEAL, communications and community feedback mechanisms.

Speaking at the workshop, SCNL Executive Director Michael Garbo encouraged staff to take the training seriously because donors take safeguarding seriously.
"In SCNL, we don’t joke with safeguarding."

He emphasized that SCNL is making way for more Safeguarding training because the organization has tested the tool and must continue in that direction.

16/10/2026

Ministry of Agriculture along with Partners Validates National Honey Bee Survey Report.

The Ministry of Agriculture along with Partners today validates the National Honeybee Survey report at the Ministry's edifice in Oldest Congo Town, Monrovia.

The validation is meant to go through the Survey findings and use the document as a key tool to guide farmers on Beekeeping activities as well ensuring that they follow best practices of Apimondia.

Apimondia promotes scientific, technical, ecological, social and economic apicultural development in all countries and the cooperation of beekeepers’ associations, scientific bodies and individuals involved in apiculture worldwide.

The DAD-IS Bee Species baseline survey is funded by FAO in collaboration with the International Federation of Beekeepers Associations (Apimondia) with the objective of supporting 5 selected countries in the collection of data for monitoring the diversity of honeybees relevance for food and agriculture of which Liberia is apart.

Beekeeping contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Key SDGs links to Beekeeping includes, SDG1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13 and 15.

The overall goal of the survey was to update the FAO Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS) with bee related information after bees were re-classified as livestock.

14/10/2026

14/10/2026

🌾 GOOD NEWS FROM GBARPOLU COUNTY!

The EU-funded Communities for Conservation (C4C) Project has recorded another important milestone in promoting food security and sustainable agriculture in Zuie and Jawajeh Towns, Kongba District, Gbarpolu County.

Implemented by the Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL), the project has established 4 hectares of lowland rice farms, comprising 76 rice plots, out of the 10 hectares planned.

So far, the project has recorded an initial harvest of 175 kilograms of seed rice from 6 plots. The project targets 110 beneficiaries, including 60 in Zuie and 50 in Jawajeh.

Beyond rice production, farmers have also received training in sustainable lowland farming practices to improve their skills, increase productivity, and strengthen household food security.

This progress is more than just rice production. It represents new opportunities, stronger livelihoods, and a step toward reducing food insecurity in rural communities.

Together, we are growing food, strengthening livelihoods, and building resilient communities!

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01/10/2026

https://frontpageafricaonline.com/liberia-ireland-commits-e1-5m-to-coastal-resilience-mangrove-conservation-in-southeast-liberia/

MONROVIA — The Embassy of Ireland has committed €1.5 million toward a three-year project aimed at restoring mangroves, strengthening coastal resilience and

30/09/2026

🌊🌿 IRELAND & LIBERIA JOIN FORCES TO RESTORE OUR COASTS! 🇮🇪🇱🇷
The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) today officially launched the Restoring Coastal Resilience: Community-led Mangrove Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods in South-East Liberia project at the Sinkor Palace Hotel in Monrovia.

Funded by Irish Aid, the Government of Ireland’s international development programme, with €1.5 million in support, this ambitious three-year initiative will strengthen the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities in Sinoe and Maryland Counties.

🌱 70 hectares of coastal ecosystems will be restored
👥 3,500 people will benefit
👩🏾 At least 40% of beneficiaries will be women
🐟 Sustainable fishing and livelihood opportunities will be strengthened
💰 Village Savings and Loan Associations will support community enterprises
☀️ A solar-powered cold-storage facility will improve fisheries value chains

Speaking at the launch, His Excellency Gerard Considine, Ambassador of Ireland to Liberia, emphasized that the true measure of progress must be seen in the communities facing some of the greatest challenges.

This partnership between SCNL, Irish Aid, the Embassy of Ireland in Liberia, RSPB, government institutions and coastal communities is an investment in healthier ecosystems, stronger livelihoods and a more resilient future for Liberia’s coastline. 🌊🌱

Together, we are restoring nature.
Together, we are strengthening communities.
Together, we are building coastal resilience. 💚

30/09/2026

Official Launch by the Irish Ambassador