JRS continues to expand into new geographies with a new pilot grant in Sierra Leone. Assembled under the organization lead of the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL), researchers from Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone, and Njala University will work together on a vital pilot project: Developing a National Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) Assessment Protocol and Evaluating the Status of a Pilot Legacy KBA. 

For nearly three decades, the 10 identified Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and the 15 Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) of Sierra Leone have not been surveyed to update critical information about their biodiversity status. Considering this urgent lack of data, the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone will coordinate among academic partners to develop a national KBA assessment protocol and will pilot the assessment of one IBA, the Western Area Peninsular National Park (WAP-NP). This project has a number of activities and milestones planned over the next 12 months including a survey of plants birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles in the WAP-NP and technical meetings to develop the assessment protocol.

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