SL-GEF Biodiversity Conservation Project

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The objective of the Biodiversity Conservation Project is to assist the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) in improving the management of selected priority biodiversity conservation sites (CSs) and enhancing its capacity for replication of best biodiversity conservation practices. There are three components to the project, the first component being is to assist the GoSL in improving the management of selected priority biodiversity CSs and enhancing its capacity for replication of best biodiversity conservation practices. The project will fund services, goods and training (including workshops and study tours) under two subcomponents: policy, legal and financial framework, and institutional framework. The second component is the conservation site planning and management. The project will provide services to support planning and management, goods, minor infrastructure improvements, training (including workshops and study tours), and some operational costs, in order to develop and implement more effective conservation management at selected priority sites. Finally, the third component is the project management, monitoring and evaluation.