Liberia Conservation Watch
Region
Africa
Country
Liberia
Flyway
East Atlantic flyway
Initiative
WLI Africa
About
Name of organisation
Liberia Conservation Watch
Funding support
Self Support
Number of staff
10
Number of visitors per year
1: 2
1: 0
1: 4
Overall aims of the centre
Liberia Conservation Watch is an independent environmental media platform committed to advancing informed public action for Liberia’s environmental sustainability and resilience. Its overall aim is to inform, educate, investigate, and amplify voices on conservation, climate change, biodiversity, natural resource governance, and sustainable development.
The platform uses investigative journalism, community storytelling, environmental education, and public awareness to expose environmental challenges, promote transparency and accountability, and elevate the experiences of communities most affected by environmental degradation. It connects communities, experts, youth, policymakers, and civil society to strengthen public dialogue and support evidence-based decision-making.
Finally, Liberia Conservation Watch seeks to contribute to a better-informed and environmentally responsible society where citizens actively participate in protecting Liberia’s forests, wildlife, water resources, and natural ecosystems while promoting sustainable livelihoods for present and future generations.
Description of the centre
Region: Africa
Country/territory: Liberia
Type of wetland: Urban
Area sqm: 45.34
Habitats and species:
Liberia Conservation Watch supports public awareness and conservation efforts across Liberia’s major natural habitats, including tropical rainforests, community forests, wetlands, rivers and freshwater ecosystems, mangroves, coastal and marine areas, agricultural landscapes, and other biodiversity-rich habitats.
The platform highlights issues affecting a wide range of species, particularly threatened and endangered wildlife, forest-dependent mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, pollinators, and native plant species. Particular attention is given to species and ecosystems facing pressures from deforestation, habitat loss, illegal wildlife activities, climate change, unsustainable resource extraction, and other human-induced threats.
Through environmental journalism, community storytelling, investigative reporting, and public education, Liberia Conservation Watch helps increase understanding of the importance of these habitats and species and promotes their protection, sustainable management, restoration, and long-term survival.
Featured programmes:
Liberia Conservation Watch (LCW) is an independent environmental media platform committed to informing the public and strengthening national dialogue on Liberia’s ecological future. Through investigative journalism, community storytelling, environmental education, and public awareness, LCW brings attention to critical issues involving conservation, climate change, biodiversity, forests, wildlife, water resources, natural resource governance, and sustainable livelihoods.
The platform places particular emphasis on community voices and accountability, creating space for local communities, youth, experts, policymakers, and civil society to share experiences and perspectives on environmental challenges. By connecting evidence-based reporting with lived experiences from communities, LCW helps expose environmental concerns, promote transparency, and encourage more informed decision-making.
LCW also uses media and public engagement to strengthen environmental literacy and civic participation, helping citizens understand their rights, responsibilities, and role in protecting Liberia’s natural resources. Its reporting highlights both environmental threats and practical solutions, including community conservation, sustainable land management, climate resilience, biodiversity protection, and sustainable livelihoods.
Through credible, accessible, and impactful environmental journalism, Liberia Conservation Watch contributes to building a better-informed public, strengthening environmental accountability, and supporting a more sustainable and climate-resilient Liberia.
Work Areas
Main CEPA work area
Communication: Liberia Conservation Watch produces accessible environmental journalism, including investigative reports, community stories, interviews, articles, social media content, and public awareness campaigns on conservation, climate change, biodiversity, forests, natural resource governance, and sustainable development. We amplify the perspectives of communities, youth, experts, and policymakers to bring environmental issues into national dialogue.
Education: We use environmental reporting and public information materials to increase understanding of biodiversity conservation, climate change, sustainable natural resource management, and the links between environmental protection and community livelihoods. Our work translates technical environmental issues into clear, practical information that ordinary citizens can understand and use.
Participation: We create opportunities for communities, youth, civil society, experts, and decision-makers to contribute their experiences and perspectives to environmental discussions. Through community storytelling and participatory reporting, we help ensure that local voices, particularly those directly affected by environmental challenges, are reflected in public debates and decision-making.
Awareness-raising: We conduct and support public awareness activities through media campaigns, feature stories, social media, community-focused communication, and environmental events. These efforts highlight threats to forests, wildlife, water resources, and livelihoods while promoting responsible natural resource use, environmental accountability, and collective action for a more sustainable and climate-resilient Liberia.
Top three successes
- Investigative Environmental Journalism and Public Awareness
- Amplifying Community Voices and Local Environmental Issues
- Promoting Transparency, Accountability, and Environmental Action
Top three challenges
- Limited financial and human resources
- Access to reliable information and sources
- Turning public interest into sustained engagement and impact
Expertise
Interpretation techniques
Creating signage / site information, Producing written materials
Visitor centres
Setting up a new visitor center, Building / maintaining structures
Participation
Working with disabled people, Engaging hard-to-reach groups, Engaging young people, Engaging the local community, Working with volunteers
Education and communication
Early years education, Lobbying / running campaigns, Working with secondary schools
General
Auditing / assessing effectiveness, PR and marketing, Running effective administration, Health and safety, Fund-raising, Project planning
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