By Cynthia L. Blandford, UCL Team Lead

The April 2024 HECA International Partner Conference, “Mobilizing Liberia for Conservation and A Call to Action,” convened 100 diverse stakeholders in the forestry, biodiversity, and conservation (FBC) space to amplify the efforts of the Higher Education for Conservation (HECA) in Liberia, including government officials, local and international NGO representatives, industry leaders, academics, higher education administrators, and students, community leaders, green entrepreneurs and innovators, journalists/media, and youth representatives, and others.

Panelists and speakers from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, EPA, FDA, FTI, the University of Liberia, Greenpeace Africa, National Union of Community Forest Management Bodies, EcoHealth Alliance & Conservation Works, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Tuskegee University participated.

By Cynthia L. Blandford, UCL Team Lead

By Cynthia L. Blandford, UCL Team Lead

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Forestry Development Agency (FDA), Conservation Works discussed the importance of Liberia's forests and the need for better coordination and collaboration on policy and strategies in order to protect and preserve this important natural resource.

By Cynthia L. Blandford, UCL Team Lead

University of Liberia (UL), Forestry Training Institute (FTI), HECA Fellows, Wellesley Centers for Women,  (WCW), LISI, GYCCN/LIBA, and FBC Center implementers display posters showcasing FBC Model Curriculum, Soft-Skills Co-Curriculum, FBC Research Studies, Female Foresters, FBC Youth, Conservation Education Corps and Green Enterprise Development Initiative (GEDI).