Liberia’sProtectedAreasStrategyWorkshopResolution.docVIP

Liberia’s Protected Areas Strategy Workshop Participants’ Resolution August 10, 2007 Whereas, Liberia contains two of West Africa’s three largest remaining rainforest blocks containing many plants and animal species that are endemic and whose survival is severely threatened. Whereas, these forest areas have also been internationally recognized as a “biodiversity Hotspot” and, therefore, are a priority for global conservation efforts. Recognizing that, Liberia’s forests provide a wide range of benefits to the Liberian people and the international community such as; habitat for globally import