CSO Concludes Two-Day Workshop to Validate Number of KBAS in Liberia
CSO Concludes Two-Day Workshop to Validate Number of KBAS in Liberia
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MONROVIA A two-day intensive workshop to improve freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) in Liberia was concluded on March 10, 2021 in Monrovia with a call to conserve and protect freshwater KBA species.
The workshop was also intended to validate the number of KBAs in Liberia and enhance the capacity of conservationists in identifying new once.
Liberia holds four of the thirteen KBAs in West Africa with critically endangered species including fishes, crabs, plants among others.
The participants were drilled in several topics including the potential of fresh water KBAs in Liberia, gathering information about a site or area existing KBAs and Protected Areas, local land management in the context of land tenures and customary rights holders as well as KBA proposal process among others.