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30/09/2026

The reported loss of 32 acres of YMCA land to coastal erosion at Goderich is a painful reminder of what Sierra Leone stands to lose along our shores: homes, livelihoods, community spaces and years of investment. For us at the Coastline Resilience Network (CRN), we believe this story reinforces the need to make coastal protection a national priority. Government, local councils and communities must work together to assess vulnerable areas, enforce responsible coastal development, protect natural coastal barriers and invest in measures suited to each location. Families living along these shores deserve practical support before more land disappears. We cannot keep waiting for the sea to take everything before we act.

Ministry Of The Environment & Climate Change
Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone
National Protected Area Authority NPAA
BlueGreen Environment Initiatives Sierra Leone
National Tourist Board - Sierra Leone

28/09/2026

A SECOND CHANCE FOR A SEA TURTLE

Watch this sea turtle return to the water. It is a small moment, but along Sierra Leone’s coast, it means a great deal.
Our beaches are places where sea turtles come to lay their eggs. Our waters are their home. Yet a turtle can become trapped in fishing gear, swallow plastic, or lose its nesting place when a beach is disturbed.
At the Coastline Resilience Network (CRN), we want more turtles to make it safely back to the sea. That takes all of us: fishers looking out for turtles in their nets, communities keeping plastic off the shore, and everyone giving nesting turtles and their eggs room to survive.
This one got a second chance. Let’s make our coast safer for the next one

CRN — A Green Environment, A Healthy Society.

Ministry Of The Environment & Climate Change
Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone
National Protected Area Authority NPAA
BlueGreen Environment Initiatives Sierra Leone
Global Footprint Network

16/09/2026

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: “𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭.”

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 | 𝟏𝟔 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Today, Sierra Leone joins the rest of the world in marking World Ozone Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of the ozone layer and the urgent need to protect it.

We may not see the ozone layer, but its importance is felt every day. High above the Earth, this invisible shield protects life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. It helps safeguard human health, agricultural productivity, forests, oceans, and the natural systems that support communities and livelihoods.

For Sierra Leone, protecting the ozone layer is not simply an environmental responsibility. It is also a public health, climate, and community resilience issue. Our communities are already experiencing the effects of rising temperatures, changing weather patterns, flooding, and other environmental pressures. These challenges remind us that environmental protection must be part of our everyday actions and national development.

We must strengthen efforts to control and phase out ozone-depleting substances, promote climate-friendly cooling technologies, and ensure that refrigerators, air conditioners, and other cooling equipment are installed, maintained, repaired, and disposed of safely by trained professionals.

As demand for cooling increases, Sierra Leone must also encourage energy-efficient technologies that reduce environmental harm while helping communities cope with rising temperatures. This requires investment in skills development, responsible waste management, stronger environmental regulations, and public awareness.

The progress made in restoring the ozone layer offers an important lesson for the world: environmental damage can be addressed when nations listen to science, cooperate, and commit to meaningful action.

International agreements, scientific research, technological innovation, and national efforts have contributed to the gradual recovery of the ozone layer. This progress demonstrates that collective action can make a difference, even when the environmental challenges we face appear enormous.

However, the work is not finished. Continued monitoring, compliance with environmental commitments, responsible use of chemicals, and investment in sustainable technologies remain essential.

As we commemorate World Ozone Day 2026, let us remember that protecting the environment is not the responsibility of one institution or one generation. It is a shared duty.

Let us protect the ozone layer, promote climate resilience, and support a healthier environment for present and future generations.

Coastline Resilience Network A Green Environment- A Healthy Society

BlueGreen Environment Initiatives Sierra Leone
National Tourist Board - Sierra Leone
Global Footprint Network
Ministry Of The Environment & Climate Change
National Protected Area Authority NPAA
Freetown City Council

11/09/2026

𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊

We cannot talk about climate resilience in Sierra Leone while ignoring the basic conditions many coastal communities live in.

Flooding, sea-level rise and coastal erosion are serious threats. But so are poor sanitation, inadequate drainage, unmanaged waste, unsafe water and the lack of proper toilets and dumping facilities.

The numbers are troubling. Sierra Leone’s national WASH assessment found that only 13.6% of the population had access to basic sanitation services, while 25.1% practiced open defecation. Nearly 48% of households shared toilet facilities.

Waste adds another layer to the problem. World Bank data found that only about 25% of Freetown’s waste reached dump sites, while more than 300 tons every day were buried, burned, or dumped into waterways and drains.

Then the rains come. Drains become blocked. Communities flood. Waste moves through waterways and eventually reaches the sea, threatening public health, fisheries, biodiversity, and coastal livelihoods.

We tell people not to dump waste into drains, waterways, and the sea.

But where are they supposed to put it?

We cannot demand environmental responsibility without investing in the infrastructure that makes responsible behavior possible.

Climate resilience must begin with the basics:

A safe toilet. Safe water. A clean drain. A proper place to dispose of waste.

These are not luxuries. They are the foundation of resilient communities.

CRN calls on government, development partners, the private sector, and civil society to invest in practical WASH solutions for Sierra Leone’s vulnerable coastal communities.

Climate resilience begins with dignity.

Coastline Resilience Network (CRN):
A Green Environment – A Healthy Society.

Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency
National Tourist Board - Sierra Leone
Ministry Of The Environment & Climate Change
Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone
Freetown City Council
National Protected Area Authority NPAA

09/09/2026

Congratulations to our executive director
Tcho Gbabior

07/09/2026

Today, the world is observing the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.

But let us bring the conversation home.

Every day in Sierra Leone, we breathe smoke from burning garbage, poda-poda and kekeh exhaust, generators, charcoal, firewood, and road dust. Somebody burns a pile of plastic next door, and the whole community is forced to inhale it. We may not always see the danger, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t harming us.

The air does not belong to one person. Once you pollute it, everybody around you suffers, especially children, older people, and those already struggling with breathing problems.

This is why clean air should not be treated as some big foreign conversation. It is a serious problem for us too.

Government must enforce environmental and vehicle-emission laws. Councils must improve waste collection so people stop burning rubbish. We also need cleaner cooking options, better public transportation, more trees, and less dust on our roads.

And we citizens have our own part to play. Do not burn plastic or garbage carelessly. Maintain your vehicle. Protect the trees around you. Think about the next person before you fill the whole community with smoke.

We all deserve to breathe without slowly damaging our health.

Clean air must be everybody’s business.

COASTLINE RESILIENCE NETWORK: A Green Environment—A Healthy Society

04/09/2026

YOUR HOME CAN HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE 🌍🏠

Climate change is no longer a distant threat. It is already affecting lives in Sierra Leone.

Heavy rainfall, flooding, coastal erosion, rising temperatures and environmental degradation are putting our homes, roads, businesses and communities at increasing risk. The 2017 Freetown landslide remains a painful reminder of what can happen when people build on unstable hillsides, wetlands and other high-risk areas.

As Government reviews housing and construction policies, environmental protection must be at the heart of every decision.

We need stronger regulations that promote safe building locations, quality construction standards, proper drainage systems, responsible waste management and the protection of forests, wetlands, waterways and coastal ecosystems.

A house should provide shelter, not become a death trap when the rains come. But climate-smart housing is not only about preventing disasters. It can also make our homes healthier, cooler and more affordable.

Proper ventilation, wide windows, shaded roofs, trees around buildings and solar energy can reduce indoor heat, lower energy consumption and decrease our dependence on unreliable electricity.

And our cities need more than concrete structures.
We need trees.
We need open spaces.
We need safe footpaths.
We need functioning drainage systems.
We need roads designed to withstand heavy rainfall.
We need waterways that remain open and protected.

No developer should be allowed to block natural drainage channels, destroy wetlands or remove environmental safeguards simply in the name of development.

Development that destroys the environment is not development, it is a future disaster waiting to happen.

Government, local councils, developers, traditional leaders, communities and individual citizens all have a role to play. We cannot leave environmental responsibility entirely to Government while we build carelessly, dump waste irresponsibly and destroy the natural systems that protect us.

Climate action does not only happen at international conferences.

It happens in our communities.
It happens on our streets.
It happens in our homes.
It happens in the decisions we make about where and how we build.

Every house, every road, every drainage system and every community can either increase our vulnerability or strengthen our resilience.

Development should protect lives, not put them at risk. A greener, safer and more climate-resilient Sierra Leone begins with the choices we make today.

🌱 PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. PROTECT OUR HOMES. PROTECT OUR FUTURE.

A GREEN ENVIRONMENT- A HEALTHY SOCIETY. 🌍💚

31/08/2026

ONE MAN TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS CITY 🌍🧹

Carlester Smith was not a mayor, councilor, sanitation worker, or environmental activist. He was simply a citizen who understood one important thing: the city belonged to him too.

For nearly 40 years, Carlester walked the streets of Annapolis, Maryland, USA, picking up litter and keeping his surroundings clean. Nobody appointed him. He did not wait for government funding, a major environmental campaign, or someone else to take the first step.

He saw a problem, and he decided to do something about it.

That simple commitment turned him into a local legend, affectionately known as “The Walking Man.”

His story reminds us of something we often forget: we do not need a title to take responsibility.

This is at the heart of the work of the Coastline Resilience Network (CRN).

Our streets belong to us.
Our beaches belong to us.
Our drains and waterways belong to us.
Our mangroves belong to us.
Our communities belong to us.

We cannot continue throwing plastic into the streets, dumping waste into drains, polluting our waterways, destroying mangroves, and then waiting for government or someone else to clean up the mess.

Environmental responsibility is not only the government’s job. It is everyone’s responsibility.

Sometimes, change begins with something as small as picking up a piece of plastic. Sometimes it means refusing to dump waste into a drainage. Sometimes it means protecting a mangrove tree or encouraging your neighbour to keep the community clean.

You may not have a position.
You may not have funding.
You may not have an organization behind you.

But you have a choice.

Like Carlester, take responsibility for the place you call home.

Because a cleaner community does not begin with someone else.

It begins with us.

30/08/2026

Wishing you all the best on your birthday.

26/08/2026

Dolly Parton once described destroying the environment as “being ugly to your mama.” Simple words, but a powerful reminder of our responsibility to the planet.

Nature is the mother that feeds us, provides our water, shelters us, and sustains life. Yet, we continue to cut down our forests and mangroves, pollute our rivers and beaches, block our waterways with waste, and destroy the very land that provides for us.

In Sierra Leone, we would simply say: “If you destroy the land wey dae feed you, na you sef you dae destroy.”

We cannot claim to love our country while treating its environment with carelessness. Protecting nature means protecting our homes, our livelihoods, our health, and the future we are leaving for our children.

So today, we echo Dolly’s powerful message: Be kind to Mother Nature. Don’t be ugly to your mama.

Rest in peace, legend. Your message will continue to inspire generations.

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