By Abass Mahmoud Sillah Jr The Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Nabeela Farida Tunis, has called for stronger institutional reforms, coordinated waste management systems, and sustainable environmental practices to address Sierra Leone’s growing sanitation and environmental challenges. Delivering a statement during a national workshop on waste management and environmental sustainability, Minister Tunis emphasized that...

By Abass Mahmoud Sillah Jr The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL), through its Directorate of Climate Change and Information Services, has continued its nationwide engagements with coastal communities aimed at promoting human rights-based marine governance and environmental protection. The latest engagement was held this week in Konakry-Dee, Lungi, Port Loko District, where fishermen,...

The Executive Director of the National Protected Area Authority (NPAA), Sheik Ahmed Tunis, has held his maiden engagement meeting with forest guards deployed across protected areas in the Western Area, calling for unity, professionalism, and stronger collaboration in protecting Sierra Leone’s biodiversity. The meeting brought together forest guards stationed at the Western Area Peninsula National...

By Abass Mahmoud Sillah Jr President Julius Maada Bio has called for stronger regional trade integration, improved border management, and the full implementation of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff as key measures to boost lawful trade, protect local industries, and enhance economic security across West Africa. The President made the call while delivering a keynote...

The Western Area is currently standing at a perilous environmental crossroads. Recent reports indicating that nearly 90% of forest reserve lands and wetlands have been partitioned and sold for settlement development have sent shockwaves through the ranks of climate advocates and civil society. What was once a lush, protective “Greenbelt” is rapidly being converted into...

Off the coast of Rhode IslandAP – Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region. Wind farms are taking shape and operating along the East Coast, even as President Donald Trump seeks to...

By Reuters Ongoing rains are causing floods and landslides in the East African nation. At least 18 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in multiple parts of Kenya. The police stated on Sunday that landslides were reported in Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and Kiambu counties in the country’s central and eastern...

By News Agencies Dealing with emissions could help alleviate effects of Iran crisis on global energy supply, says report. Tackling methane emissions in the fossil fuel sector would help efforts to hold back climate change and increase energy security, especially as the Iran crisis threatens global supplies, according to a report by the International Energy...

By Abass Mahmoud Sillah Jr Hon. Saa Emerson Lamina, a member of Sierra Leone’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, has presented the country’s latest status report at the First Ordinary Session currently underway in Abuja, Nigeria, outlining progress in governance, environmental management, and regional integration. Addressing the main chamber, Hon. Lamina conveyed greetings on behalf...