The Human Resources Management Directorate conducted an improved driver’s refresher training for all regional and headquarters drivers in the agency

According to the director of Human Resources Management, Magdalene Bio, employees are the agency’s most valuable resource, and their safety must be prioritised as they carry out the agency’s mandate. When the driving skills of drivers are intact, we can save lives, manual labour, and also resources for future expenditure. The agency’s performance depends on …

The Environment Protection Agency is delighted to welcome Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo, Executive Director of the Liberia Environmental Protection Agency, and HE Angie Kolue Von Ballmos, Liberia Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sierra Leone, to its headquarters to facilitate a fair exchange of Sierra Leonean environmental governance and management practices

Dr. Abu-Bakar Massaquoi, our Executive Chairman, provided an overview of the EPA-SL mandate, explaining the agency’s legislative and administrative framework for meeting its objective as a scientific and regulatory agency for effective environmental management. “A regional approach to environmental governance is crucial if we are to not only provide a unified voice for climate and …

The Environment Protection Agency, in partnership with the UNDP Accelerator Lab, has kicked off the Green Solutions Innovators Bootcamp to train finalists in generating approved solutions for sustainable development

In a ceremony held at the Tunde Cole Building on Fourah Bay College Campus, Mount Aureol, a team of senior staff from the agency, the UNDP, the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Fourah Bay College and core staff, and all twenty-two finalists, the bootcamp will be held for five days to train the young innovators on …

Finalists of the Green Innovation Challenge

    The finalists The Environment Protection Agency (EPA-SL) is thrilled to announce the finalists of the Green Innovation Challenge, which was launched in collaboration with the UNDP Accelerator Lab These young innovators will attend a bootcamp to improve their ideas, establish a business model, and take pride in contributing to building a climate-friendly Sierra Leone. …

The Environment Protection Agency, with support from the United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO), trains master trainers in the refrigeration industry.

                        Group photo with participants and organisers. A three-day workshop for master trainers and technicians from five districts was organised at the Freetown Polytechnic College, Kissy Campus, with funds from the HPMP Stage II Project (Tranche 1) to address major difficulties in hydrocarbon technology management. International specialist, Freeborn Taruvinga, past President of the RAC Technicians …

The Environment Protection Agency and the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) explore avenues to curtail lead-paint exposure in Sierra Leone.

                                                         Group photo of staff at the in-house training It should be noted that in 2022, the agency, in collaboration with the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP), undertook a paint testing study to evaluate the lead concentration of paints available for purchase in Sierra Leone. The results showed that 9 out of 19 (47%) …

Recruitment of National Consultants for Sustainable and Integrated Landscape Management of the Western Area Peninsula Forest

Procurement Number: EPASL/NRG/GEF/RFP/016/2024  Date of First Issue: 12TH August,2024  Brief project description: Recognizing the increasingly threatened multiple-use landscape, and the lack of adequate information, skill-sets, and coordination mechanisms to support biodiversity conservation and environmentally sustainable land management, a GEF-funded project titled “Sustainable and Integrated Landscape Management of the Western Area Peninsula (WAP) Forest” is being …

OUTCOME OF THE EPA NATIONAL PLASTIC POLICY DIALOGUE

On Thursday, August 8th, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA-SL) hosted a Plastic Treaty Dialogue at the New Brookfields Hotel, attended by government officials, recyclers and development partners, civil society organisations, and non-governmental organisations. The dialogue was held to identify and assess options that reflect Sierra Leone’s position for the next global negotiation session, in conjunction …

OUTCOME OF THE EPA PLASTIC POLICY DIALOGUE

On Thursday, August 8th, this year, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA-SL) hosted a Plastic Treaty Dialogue at the New Brookfield’s Hotel, attended by government officials, recyclers and development partners, civil society organisations, and non-governmental organisations. The dialogue was held to identify and assess options that reflect Sierra Leone’s position for the next global negotiation session, …

THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY SIERRA LEONE CONCLUDES A TWO-DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR IMPORTERS AND RETAILERS ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES IN MAKENI, BOMBALI DISTRICT.

Participants were drawn from related ministries, departments, and agencies such as the Sierra Leone Police, customs officers from the National Revenue Authority, the media, and members of the refrigeration industry. It could be recalled that the agency in 2022, convened relevant stakeholders to conduct an extensive review of the 2010 Prohibition of Ozone-Depleting Substances as …