The Environment Protection Agency participated in the recently concluded National Forest and Climate Forum, organised by its supervisory ministry, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, at the Bintumani Auditorium in Aberdeen, Freetown
The forum attracted development partners, heads of embassies and missions, the media, school nature clubs, government ministries, departments and agencies, the private sector, and traditional leaders to discuss how we can collectively protect Sierra Leone for both its nature and its people. In his opening statement, the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Jiwoh …
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
The Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone (EPA-SL) mandate is to protect and manage the environment effectively, monitor and regulate companies with EIA Licenses and illegal operations that impact the environment, and advise the Minister of Environment and Climate Change on all environmental matters. Among others, the Agency has responsibilities to ensure compliance and enforcement of …
The Environment Protection Agency intensifies the raid against illegal dredge mining with the destruction of over twenty dredges at Wailahun Village, Bumpeh Chiefdom, Bo District
The Southern Region team conducted the joint raid exercise with the Sierra Leone Police Force and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces along the Sewa River in Wailahun Village, Bumpeh Chiefdom, Bo District. Acting on intelligence reports, the enforcement team targeted unauthorised mining activities responsible for severe environmental degradation, marine pollution, and the use …
To advance the implementation of the Montreal Protocol in Sierra Leone, the Environment Protection Agency, with support from the Multilateral Fund Secretariat of the Montreal Protocol, has established a Centre of Excellence at the Government Technical Institute in Bo City, Southern Region
The Centre of Excellence, the agency’s second in the country, will enhance the development of the nation’s refrigeration and air-conditioning expertise and infrastructure. The Centre’s specific training programs and seminars seek to provide local experts with the most up-to-date information and practices to ensure compliance with international standards and promote sustainable technology. The goal of …
Animated Climate Change Book
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The Environment Protection Agency intensifies public education about the dangers of mercury among school nature clubs in Koidu City, Kono district
The Environment Protection Agency intensifies public education about the dangers of mercury among school nature clubs in Koidu City, Kono district This initiative was carried out in line with our functions as stated in Section 12(h), which mandates us to initiate and pursue formal and non-formal educational programs for the creation of public awareness of …
Today, together with UNDP Sierra Leone, we organised a networking, collaboration and award of funding cheques to the three winners of the Youth-Led GREEN SOLUTIONS Innovation Challenge 2024 to support their innovative enterprises.
Today, together with UNDP Sierra Leone, we organised a networking, collaboration and award of funding cheques to the three winners of the Youth-Led GREEN SOLUTIONS Innovation Challenge 2024 to support their innovative enterprises. They will also benefit from a year-long incubation program with timbuktoo Africa #Unipod. Congratulations to them and best wishes on their exciting, …
The government of Sierra Leone through the Environment Protection Agency, ushered in a shift to electric mobility as a renewable energy initiative 25/11/2024 Freetown, Sierra Leone
This was made possible with support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), where we officially launched the Gender-Sensitive National E-Mobility Strategy for Sierra Leone (2024-2035) and Pilot Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations. Madam Mimi Sobba-Stevens, the deputy minister of Environment and Climate Change, officially launched the strategy in …
The Environment Protection Agency, in partnership with Conservation International, has officially launched the Implementation Phase of the $2.7M GEF-Funded Project Titled ‘Enhancing the Formalisation and Mercury Reduction in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Sierra Leone’ (Gold+ Project) at the Family Kingdom Resort, Freetown.
Jiwoh Abdulai, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, officially launched the project which was attended by paramount chiefs, members of the media, the National Minerals Agency, civil society organisations, and other relevant stakeholders. The Planet Gold Sierra Leone Project will formalise ASGM efforts, enhance environmental management techniques, and reduce mercury use in gold extraction. The …
RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT/FIRM FOR THE BASELINE ECOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDIES OF THE SCARCIES RIVER AND SIERRA LEONE RIVER ESTUARY MARINE PROTECTED AREA
Procurement Number: EPASL/NRG/ACS/RFP/2024/0018 Date of First Issue: 4th November, 2024 Background The Government of Sierra Leone through the Environment Protection Agency has received funds from the Abidjan Convention Secretariat for the procurement of hiring an individual consultant or firm for Baseline ecological, environmental and socio-economic studies of the scarce River and Sierra Leone River Estuary …