Welcome to Gola Rainforest Conservation
Protecting biodiversity, empowering communities, and preserving one of West Africa's most important rainforest ecosystems.
Explore Our ImpactOur Conservation Impact
Protecting biodiversity, empowering communities, and preserving one of West Africa's most important rainforest ecosystems.
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Driving Conservation Impact Across Sierra Leone
Explore our innovative conservation initiatives, climate action programmes, biodiversity protection efforts, research projects, and community development activities.
Forest Protection
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Community Development
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Research & Monitoring
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Our Vision
To act as a catalyst for peace, prosperity and national pride in Sierra Leone, ensuring that its globally important habitats, biodiversity, environmental services and wider landscape are conserved and that neighbouring communities are active environmental stewards of the natural resource base that underpins and enhances their livelihoods.
“The environmental conservation sector in Sierra Leone is facing an exciting yet challenging time. As our country progresses we are faced with greater pressure on our natural environment and limited capacity to control such pressure. Yet, at the same time we are on the cusp of realising a dream of a protected areas network in Sierra Leone.
The Gola Rainforest National Park has even more importance in this light; it is our first rainforest national park and our first large scale REDD project for a protected area. It is, therefore, being closely watched as a flagship conservation project in our country and, indeed, Africa.”
Biodiversity
Gola Rainforest is home to a diversity of different species, including rare and endangered animals such as the Pygmy Hippo and White-necked Picathartes.
Gola REDD+ Project
Gola Rainforest National Park is supported by Sierra Leone's first REDD+ project, selling carbon credits on the voluntary market.
Visiting Gola
Immerse yourself in the wonders of Gola including bird watching, forest walks and hikes, cultural experiences and more.