Liberia launches special fund for nature protection

Managing Director of Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority (FDA) C. Mike Doryen (right) receives a US$1 million cheque from Conservation International (CI) Country Director Liberia Jessica Donovan (left) as CI Senior Vice President for Africa Michael O’Brien-Onyeka (Centre) and CI Legal Advisor Andrew Schatz look on.

Liberia has launched a special fund to provide sustainable, long-term financing for the country’s nature reserves as it seeks to overcome the perennial cash crunch that has hampered its nature protection efforts.

The new Liberia Conservation Fund (LCF) will direct funds from a range of conservation finance sources and set up multiple endowments to support individual protected areas throughout the country.