Recruitment of Consultant for: Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Assessment for initial BTR for Sierra Leone
Procurement Number: EPA-SL/CCS/UNEP/RFP/2025/009 Date of First Issue: 5th June, 2025 Background The Government of Sierra Leone through the Environment Protection Agency with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) acting as the Implementing Agency (IA) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) enabling activity is preparing the first Biennial Transparency Report) as a part …
Recruitment of Consultant for: Information Necessary to Track Progress made in NDC Implementation Under the article 4 of the Paris Agreement
Procurement Number: EPA-SL/CCS/UNEP/RFP/2025/012 Date of First Issue: 5th June, 2025 Background As a Non-Annex I party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC), the Government of Sierra Leone through the Environment Protection Agency with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) acting as the Implementing Agency (IA) of the …
Recruitment of Consultant for: Financial, Technology Development and Transfer and Capacity-Building Support Needed and Received Assessment for initial BTR for Sierra Leone
Procurement Number: EPA-SL/CCS/UNEP/RFP/2025/010 Date of First Issue: 5th June, 2025 Background As a Non-Annex I Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Government of Sierra Leone, through the Environment Protection Agency (EPA-SL) and with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the Implementing Agency (IA) of the …
National Consultancy for an Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining Institutional Expert
Procurement Number: EPASL/GEF/GOPL/ RFP/2025/007 Date of First Issue: 22nd May, 2025 Background The Government of Sierra Leone through the Environment Protection Agency has secured funds from The Global Environment Facility (GEF) To “Enhance the Formalization and Mercury Reduction in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Sierra Leone”. for Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) of Mercury …
Consultancy for a Jurisdictional Approach Expert in Mercury Reduction in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining [ASGM]
Procurement Number: EPASL/GEF/GOPL/ RFP/2025/008 Date of First Issue: 22nd May, 2025 Background The Government of Sierra Leone through the Environment Protection Agency has secured funds from The Global Environment Facility (GEF) To hire “Consultant on the Use of the Jurisdictional Approach (JA). The project implementation phase was officially launched in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 12 …
NATIONAL CONSULTANCY- KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) EXPERT
Procurement Number: EPASL/GEF/GOPL/ RFP/2025/005 Date of First Issue: 22nd May, 2025 Background The Government of Sierra Leone through the Environment Protection Agency has secured funds from The Global Environment Facility (GEF) to implement a project on “Enhancing the Formalization and Mercury Reduction in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Sierra Leone”. The project implementation …
NATIONAL CONSULTANCY- Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) EXPERT Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining [ASGM] and Mercury Reduction
Procurement Number: EPASL/GEF/GOPL/ RFP/2025/006 Date of First Issue: 22nd May, 2025 Background The Government of Sierra Leone through the Environment Protection Agency has secured funds from The Global Environment Facility (GEF) To conduct a wide-ranging, inclusive baseline assessment of the state of ASGM activities and mercury use at the pilot sites, for Monitoring & Evaluation …
*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 initiative …
Collaborating, Learning and Adapting
Convened by Executive Chairman Dr. Abu-Bakar Massaquoi, the Environment Protection Agency has concluded its two-day inaugural Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) conference at the New Brookfields Hotel, located off Jomo Kenyatta Road in Freetown. T This partner-matching conference created practical synergies to achieve the EPA’s strategic objectives for 2025 and beyond. Additionally, the conference strengthened …
27/01/2025— The Environment Protection Agency participates in the post-COP debrief and sector alignment meeting organised by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change at the Family Kingdom Resort.
*Freetown, Sierra Leone* The agency, through its focal points, presented its respective multilateral environmental agreements/protocols and conventions, highlighting the background, challenges, and next steps. The focal points for the Montreal Protocol, the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity, the Minamata Convention, and the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions underscored the importance of Sierra Leone as a …