Saving the Gola Forest: reimagining forest conservation in West Africa
zebra and Rufous Fishing-owl Scotopella ussheri (both Vulnerable) are found in Gola Forest. Furthermore, the forest is home to the world’s second largest population of the Western chimpanzees, as well as acting as an overall carbon sink and helping to reduce the impacts of climate change. Years of deforestation and degradation, driven by logging, agriculture, armed conflict and mining, have led to the loss of globally important biodiversity and decreased resilience to climate change. This has significantly impacted local communities, who depend on the forest for their livelihoods. In 201...
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