Empowering local women to reduce Illegal Wildlife Trade in Liberia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £533,278
WHERE Liberia
Summary
The project aims to reduce the demand for bushmeat and other IWT products and to improve wildlife law enforcement in Liberia, through collaboration and awareness with female bushmeat sellers in major bushmeat hubs, support for local female community ecoguards for forest patrols and awareness, and capacity building for rangers, who will closely collaborate with the community ecoguards. These activities build upon successful pilot projects and are complementary to ongoing community engagement and law enforcement network activities.
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
