REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP A TRACKING MECHANISM FOR THE EFFECTIVE MONITORING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NDC AND NAP

The Environment Protection Agency has received funds from UNDP for hiring the services of an individual consultant(s) to Develop a tracking mechanism for the effective monitoring of the implementation of the NDC and NAP. Interested consultant may obtain further information and collect the terms of reference (TOR) at the EPA Office, 92 Dundas Street between…

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE EPA-SL ACT OF 2022

The Environment Protection Agency has received funds from UNDP for hiring the services of an individual consulting expert to Develop an Abridged Version of the EPA-SL act of 2022. Interested consultants may obtain further information and collect the terms of reference (TOR) at the address below between [9 am to 4 pm Mondays to Fridays].…

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP SECTORAL GUIDELINES UNDER THE CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE FOR TRANSPARENCY (CBIT) PROJECT

The Environment Protection Agency has received funds from GEF-CBIT to hire an International Consultant to Develop Sectoral Guidelines under the Capacity Building Initiative for transparency. The Technical Data Management Guidelines aligned with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines are to be developed for four sectors in Sierra Leone.  The Technical Proposals will be publicly opened on [14th…

EPASL activates Four district Coastal Zone Management Working Groups

In November 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency of Sierra Leone established the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Working Groups in various coastal communities across the country. Members of these Working Groups are expected to make/influence decisions on coastal resources management at the district level through the devolution of responsibilities and expertise to the relevant local authorities…

Environmental Protection Agency distributes laptops and desktop computers to our strategic implementing partners of the CBIT Project

The Environment Protection Agency on Thursday 16th February distributed laptops and desktop computers worth millions of old leones to our strategic implementing partners working on the project ‘’Building and strengthening Sierra Leone’s national capacity to implement the transparency elements of the Paris Agreement” during a ceremony at our Head Office in Freetown. The CBIT objective…

EPASL kick start rolling out of the mine rehabilitation and closure bonds for small & large-scale mining companies in Sierra Leone

By Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya There is no gainsaying that mining, especially for minerals is playing an important role in Sierra Leone’s economic development thereby significantly helping to raise and preserve people’s living standards in the country. There is also no contradictory fact that where these mining activities take place, the land is usually cleared of…

Sierra Leone discovers New seagrass Location in Turtle Island, Southern Region

The National Implementing Team (NIT) for the Seagrass project in Sierra Leone comprising representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Institute of Marine Biology and Oceanography (IMBO), the Sierra Leone Navy as well as the ResilienSEA/GRID-Arendal Consultant, Professor Salomao Bandeira from Mozambique have on the 25th March 2022 discovered a new location of seagrass in…