What We Are Working on Right Now
Reducing Demand for Illegally Traded Wildlife Products in Liberia
Beyond conservation, bushmeat is unregulated and unhygienically prepared, and dangerous to eat. Sometimes the meat is harvested from animals that died of disease or rotting in a snare and often butcher with rusty knives, and smoke in unsanitary conditions. Unsuspecting people who handle, sell or consume these unsafe products are at risk of contracting several diseases making this practice a cause for concern as it may introduce new emerging infectious diseases.
Addressing Deforestation in the Upper Guinea Forest of West Africa
Liberia is the most forested country in West Africa. Forests cover about 68 percent of the land and contain 585 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass. Nevertheless, forest clearance (deforestation) and illegal logging (forest degradation) threaten Liberia’s forests. Deforestation and forest degradation harm biodiversity, contribute to climate change, and increase poverty. An estimated 60% of the population depends on the forests for livelihood.
Campaigning against ghost nets, fishing gears and plastic pollution in the ocean
‘Alongside climate change and biodiversity loss, pollution is part of the triple planetary crisis the world now faces’ United Nations Environment Programme. Every day, we produce tonnes of plastic waste that eventually wind up in the ocean. Ninety-nine percent of plastic is the product of chemicals derived from dirty, non-renewable sources. Most of it never really disappears. Nevertheless, awareness of the issue among Liberians is limited in Liberia.
Educating communities about Livelihoods, and Biodiversity Conservation in Community Forests
Liberia is the most forested country in West Africa. Forests cover about 68 percent of the land and contain 585 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass. Nevertheless, forest clearance (deforestation) and illegal logging (forest degradation) threaten Liberia’s forests. Deforestation and forest degradation harm biodiversity, contribute to climate change, and increase poverty. An estimated 60% of the population depends on the forests for livelihood.
This campaign is not funded any corporation or government involved in activities that natively impact the environment or the lives of ordinary people. Our ability to advocate independently and act freely is our strength. We depend on the generosity of ordinary people like you to fund our work.
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ABOUT VOSIEDA
Volunteers for Sustainable Development in Africa (VOSIEDA) is a Liberian nonprofit and a network of development professionals working to promote prosperity, reduce extreme poverty, and strengthen peace and stability in Liberia and West Africa’s Mano River Union Basin region: Liberia, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, and Sierra Leone.
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VOSIEDA use non-violent, creative confrontation to expose environmental injustices in Liberia and the West Africa’s Mano Basin region. Through our campaigns, we hope bring forth the solutions which are essential to a promote prosperity, reduce extreme poverty, and strengthen peace and stability. Learn more about us.
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