National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP 3.0 2026-2035)
We concluded a two-day stakeholders’ workshop at the new Brookfield’s Hotel in Freetown, with funding from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the NBSAP Accelerator, to develop the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP 3.0) implementation plan. With participants drawn from related ministries, departments and agencies, academia, development organizations, civil society organizations, local …
RECRUITMENT OF A NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT FOR RESTORATION OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY UNDER THE SUSTAINABLE AND INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT OF THE WESTERN AREA PENINSULAR FOREST PROJECT (WAP)
Procurement Number: EPASL/NRG/UNDP/RFP/2026/0014 Date of First Issue: 31ST AUGUST 2026 Background The Western Area Peninsula National Park (WAPNP), Located on the Freetown Peninsular, is one of Sierra Leone’s oldest and most ecologically significant protected area. Initially gazetted a forest reserve in 1961 and upgraded to national park status in 2012, it spans approximately 18,000 hectares …
RECRUITMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (PES) SCHEME FOR THE WAP PROJECT.
Procurement Number: EPASL/NRG/UNDP/RFP/2026/0014 Date of First Issue: 31ST AUGUST 2026 Background The Environment Protection Agency through the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) received funding from UNDP GEF-funded “Sustainable and Integrated Landscape Management of the Western Area Peninsular Project’’ to implement component 1 and part of component 3 of the project. Component 1 …
RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP THEGHG MITIGATION MODELING AND EMISSIONS PROJECTIONS FOR SIERRA LEONE
Procurement Number: EPASL/NRG/UNEP/RFP/2026/0014 Date of First Issue: 20th JULY 2026 Background The Environment Protection Agency of Sierra Leone (EPA-SL), is implementing the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) project “Strengthen Sierra Leone Climate Transparency” under a Project Cooperation Agreement with UNOPS (Project No. 11875-003/ICAT PCA/2025/10). The overall objective is to enable Sierra Leone to update …
RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP THE GHG IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF POLICIES AND MEASURES (ICAT RE GUID) AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CO-BENEFIT ASSESSMENT (ICAT SD METHODOLOGY) IN SIERRA LEONE
Procurement Number: EPASL/NRG/UNEP/RFP/2026/0015 Date of First Issue: 14th JULY, 2026 Background The Environment Protection Agency of Sierra Leone (EPA-SL), is implementing the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) project “Strengthen Sierra Leone Climate Transparency” under a Project Cooperation Agreement with UNOPS (Project No. 11875-003/ICAT PCA/2025/10). The overall objective is to enable Sierra Leone to update …
RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP THE CLIMATE TRANSRENCY NDC IMPLIMENTATION AND PROJECT COODINATION IN SIERRA LEONE
Procurement Number: EPASL/NRG/UNEP/RFP/2026/0016 Date of First Issue: 20th JULY 2026 Background The Environment Protection Agency of Sierra Leone (EPA-SL) is implementing the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) project “Strengthen Sierra Leone Climate Transparency” under a Project Cooperation Agreement with UNOPS (Project No. 11875-003/ICAT PCA/2025/10). The overall objective is to enable Sierra Leone to update …
We held our midterm review to assess our progress as we move through 2026 and adjust our targets for the rest of the year with a sharper focus and a commitment to significant advancements in a variety of areas, including revenue mobilisation, infrastructure development, compliance monitoring, enforcement, conservation efforts, pollution control, and environmental governance
In the first half of this year, we met nearly half of our internal revenue target for FY26, made significant progress on the Bo office construction, which is now 85% complete, secured $26.2 million in mine rehabilitation guarantees, and performed 653 environmental monitoring inspections. We also increased our enforcement efforts against unlawful dredging, resulting in …
RECRUITMENT OF FIRM OR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE STATUS, CAPACITIES AND READINESS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BBNJ AGREEMENT IN SIERRA LEONE.
Procurement Number: EPASL/NRG/UNEP/RFP/2026/103 Date of First Issue: 18th JUNE, 2026 Background The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), commonly referred to as the High Seas Treaty, provides a global framework for the …
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA-SL) has swiftly responded to a viral video showing local miners mining along the riverbed of the Rokel River during the weirs’ temporary closure for maintenance
Preliminary findings reveal that artisanal mining activities along certain sections of the exposed riverbed have a history of taking place during dam maintenance periods when water levels are lowered. However, this year’s actions raised serious concerns, as reports indicated the use of excavators, which significantly expanded the scope of operations and potential environmental consequences. In …
CLA26 UPDATE FOR DAY TWO
With a priority on biodiversity and nature conservation, we focused and addressed the following: We discussed Sierra Leone’s progress toward completing the third generation of its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAAP 3.0), a document that protects our natural heritage, prioritises nature conservation and equitable management of our natural resources, serves as our national …